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Thursday, July 16, 2009

A Group of Over Fifty Heads of State Have Called for a New World Order

Jimmy DeYoung
By Jimmy DeYoung

At Sharm El-Sheikh on the Red Sea coast in Egypt, the heads of state from over fifty developing nations in the world have called for a 'new world' order to tackle fallout from the global economic meltdown and to prevent a repeat of such a crisis.

The leaders of nations like Cuba, Pakistan, Iran, the 58 member states of the African Union including the host country, Egypt, and all 118 member states of the non-align movement developing nations in this world say a new monetary and economic world order and the restructuring of the world financial system must be in place to take into consideration the needs of the developing countries.

Libya's Colonel Khaddafi, who heads up the African Union, also called for the restructuring of the UN Security Council which he branded as a form of terrorism monopolized by a few countries that are permanent members.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The call by over fifty world leaders for a new economic and political world order is a precursor to the prophetic scenario that can be found in Bible prophecy for the End Times.

The non-aligned nations of our world meeting on the Red Sea coast in Egypt have made a demand of the rest of the world to set in place an economic structure to deal with the global financial crisis and they have called it a new world order.

Two ancient Jewish prophets, Daniel and John the writer of Revelation, layout this type of prophetic scenario in their writings. Daniel reveals the rise to power of a world leader to head up this new world order. His name, most familiar to you, one of twenty-seven names in Scripture, the Antichrist is identified in Daniel 7:8, 24 and 11:36-39. John, in the book of Revelation, refers to Daniel's prophecies as recorded in Revelation 13 and gives additional information about the global economic structure in Revelation 13:16, 17 and Revelation 18.

The leaders of over fifty developing nations of this world calling for a new world order have set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

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The E.U. - The Revived Roman Empire
There will be a final global empire that will arise from the remains of the Roman Empire.


Daniel chapters 2 and 7 reveal a strong connection between the formation of the European Union and end-times scripture. This began in 1950 when the Roman Empire began to show signs of being revived.



In 1950 the European Coal and Steel Community was proposed as a means of achieving economic unification in Europe following the war. The hope was that this would strengthen economic trade in Europe. This unified effort led to the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, which established the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Council. That treaty was taken a step further with the signing of the Brussels Treaty in 1965. The Brussels Treaty began the process of rebuilding the old Roman Empire through reunification of European states under one political system, one economic system, and eventually under the protection of one military force.

More states were added to this growing union in 1973, 1981, and 1986, making up the 10 permanent member states of today’s European Union. In 2002, the Euro was introduced as the first step toward a unified single currency in Europe. Upon adopting the Euro, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres raved, “As Peter was the rock on which the church was built, so the Euro is the rock on which the European Union will be built.” 3

The EU today is made up of over 25 countries, however the ten nations of the Western European Alliance have a separate status as full members, while those nations who joined subsequent to the original 10 have only associate membership, or observer status. This 10 nation military wing of the EU may very well fulfill the prophecy of the beast with 10 horns from Daniel 7:7-8 and Revelations 13:1. On this beast’s back will ride the woman that symbolizes a global religious system that is to appear before Christ returns to set up His kingdom.

In 1999, Javier Solana became the High Representative for the EU’s foreign and security policy, and through Recommendation 666, he was given emergency powers over the military wing of the EU in 2000. All that currently remains to create a truly revived Roman Empire is the creation of a permanent executive branch of government and the full integration of the new Euro currency. With the introduction of the new EU constitution, the groundwork is being laid for just such an executive branch and economic system.


There will be an alliance of ten “kings” that arise from this Roman Empire.
As you research this, you will see that it was a ten nation military alliance that arose from the ashes of the Roman Empire. These Western European Union nations are the backbone of the larger European Union that now consists of 26 member states.

24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. Dan 7:24 (KJV)

Daniel chapter 2 records that the ancient Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream concerning the Last Days. No Babylonian could interpret the dream; however, Daniel, a captive of Judah, was able to interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Daniel 2:25-30), as God had already revealed the dream to him (Daniel 2:19-23).

Daniel recounted the dream to Nebuchadnezzar, and interpreted the king’s dream of a huge statue by explaining the 4 major components of the statue.

1. A head of Gold
2. Breast and arms of silver
3. Belly and thighs of bronze
4. Feet of iron and clay

Most Bible scholars interpret these 4 components to represent the 4 major empires that have existed in the world’s history. Daniel confirms that the first of these empires is Babylon, ruled by Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 2:37-38 “Thou, O king, art a king of kings; for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of Gold.”

Daniel goes on to identify the second and third empires that will emerge following the Babylonian empire.

Daniel 2:39 “And after you will arise another kingdom inferior to you, and [then] another, a third kingdom, of copper, which will rule the whole earth.”

History records the empires that followed Babylon were Medo-Persia and Greece. Daniel 5 tells us that Nebuchadnezzar’s successor, Belshazzar, was conquered by Persia. The second empire of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream was established from modern-day Iran to Asia Minor (Turkey).

The third empire to arise (Daniel 2:39b) and rule the earth was Greece, whose reign began at the time of Alexander the Great. The fourth empire will be a revived model of this Roman Empire. Daniel did, after all, tell Nebuchadnezzar that his vision was about “what will be at the End of Days” (Daniel 2:28). The fourth empire is described as follows:

Daniel 2:40 “It will be strong, yet mixed. It will be a diverse empire (part of potters clay and part of iron, the kingdom will be divided), but will be strong (but there shall be in it of the strength of iron)

Prophecies elsewhere in the Bible also describe this fourth empire of the final days, and by studying these you see further indications that would point to the European Union as the final world empire that will be ruled by the antichrist before Messiah returns.






The European Union, Lisbon and the Office Hunt - Brookings Institution (http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/1012_lisbon_treaty_bindi.aspx)

The European Union, Lisbon and the Office Hunt


October 12, 2009 —

The Lisbon Treaty finally secured Irish ratification on October 2, but the fight is not over, several steps remain. First, the treaty is not yet fully ratified and several machinations remain. Second, even beyond the struggle for ratification, the details of implementation will determine what the treaty really means for the future of Europe. The first and most important step in implementation will be the choice of the individuals to fill the new posts of high representative and president. This will involve a mind-numbingly complex bargaining process, which will be less focused on the qualities of the individuals than attaining a delicate balance between nationalities, parties, and sub-regions of Europe. This article will first explain why Lisbon matters, then discuss the challenges the EU is facing, and finally sketch out how that bargaining process is likely to go.
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski signs the EU's Lisbon Treaty in Warsaw.

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What Will Change with the Lisbon Treaty
The Lisbon Treaty is not the outline of new European state, but if implemented with seriousness of purpose, it will make the EU modestly more coherent and coordinated.
First, the EU will finally get juridical personality, which has so far been handled by the European Communities that will now cease to exist. Second, the Lisbon Treaty will widen citizenship (and antidiscrimination) rights and will "communitarize" Justice and Home Affairs by giving birth to the European Space of Freedom, Security and Justice (also including common immigration, visa and asylum policies). Third, it will change the EU legislative procedures making them more transparent and thus more democratic – when legislating, the council of ministers will have to meet with open doors. Additionally, the Lisbon Treaty will make it possible to have "reinforced cooperations" among smaller groups of willing member states in almost any field of EU policies.

The revised "Common Foreign and Security" and defense policies will enable a more coherent European presence on the international stage. The EU Foreign, security and defense policies will be led by the "High Representative for Foreign Security and Defense", who will have a dual hat as chair of the external relations council and vice president of the Commission. The high representative will also have some 1,300 diplomats working for him, partly seconded by the member states and partly drawn from the Council and the Commission. In multilateral organizations like the UN, the EU will have to ensure enhanced cooperation and will negotiate a "reinforced" observer status.
In addition, the EU will have a “president” who – though without voting rights – will chair the European Council, a system that will partially put an end to the current system of rotating presidencies.

Risks and Negotiations
If the Czech court case is delayed, it will take from one month – in the unlikely event that the President Vaklav Klaus will cooperate – to three months. That means that the treaty will enter into force at the very earliest on January 1st, 2010. This in turn risks to clash with the British elections due in the spring of 2010. In that case, the Tory leader and likely winner David Cameron promised he would call for a referendum, too. It would mean a long halt to the ratification of the treaty and a suicidal move for Cameron, as the Tories are deeply divided on the issue and the BNP would be ready to profit from that.
Hence, European member states are working in the assumption that after all, the treaty will enter into force on January 1, 2010. European diplomats are meeting almost every day in Brussels to sort out apparently technical, yet very political, issues. There are in fact a number of important matters that still need to be defined.

First, the division of competencies between the General Affairs Council, that will be still chaired by a rotating presidency, and the External Relations Council, that will be chaired by the high representative. The bigger member states are trying to keep most competencies in the hands of the former, while the smaller (and/or most pro-European) countries like the Benelux, are not willing to reduce the high representative’s competencies. For instance, cooperation to development is a "rich" EU policy the member states want to keep their hands on. So is "enlargement", which as it is now set, will stay under the control of the foreign ministers in the General Affairs Council. Another relevant matter is the question of the chairs of the working groups that will fall under the External Relations Council. In the current system, the rotating presidency chairs all the working groups in the council; it is a powerful way to influence the work of the European Union. But the question now arising is who will name the chairs of the working groups falling under the External Relations Council. Shall it be the sole responsibility of the high representative or shall be a matter of negotiations with the member states? And will the high representative have deputies? Who will they be?

Could the member state foreign ministers substitute him in case of need? And most of all, who will be the next high representative?

The State of the Art
The situation is complex. José Manuel Barroso was rewarded for the unimpressive work of the past five years with confirmation – he will thus chair the Commission for the next 5 years. The Commission’s mandate will expire on October 30th, so there is an urgent need to renew the rest of the team. Yet, shall Lisbon enter into force, the number of commissioners will continue to be equal to the number of the member states, but under the jurisdiction of the current Nice Treaty there must be at least one commissioner less than the total number of states. To complicate things further, under Nice the high representative is the secretary general of the Council, while under Lisbon he will become vice president of the Commission.

In theory, a new Commission could be named with 25 members. The two
missing ones could be a Czech and the one country that gets the high representative. Once Lisbon enters into force, this last will also become the Commission’s vice president and the European Council could name one more commissioner for the Czech. Yet, the most probable outcome will be the extension of the current Commission until the end of December. Javier Solana is also probably to be extended as high representative.
Solana’s term as Western European Union (WEU) secretary general will also expire on November 24th and the only sensible decision would be to dismiss what remains of such an inglorious organization. With the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the only reasons for the WEU to be kept alive – mutual support against external aggression – will cease to exist. Yet, the WEU parliamentary assembly is unwilling to be dissolved. In the name of democratic deficit (!), it claims that it needs to stay absorbed in the EU (and, of course, nobody wants to deny the MPs the possibility to enlighten themselves in Paris twice a year... ). Keeping the WEU, would also mean having one extra post to assign in the redistributive game of chairs. Because no presidency gets wasted, all is duly weighted in Old Europe.

The Office Hunt
The Office Hunt, one of the most exciting seasons in Europe, is in fact officially open. A few posts were assigned already.
The Conservative Polish Jerzy Buzek got the European Parliament’s presidency. Irina Bukova was elected at UNESCO and that should set the Central and Eastern European countries.

The Scandinavians got both NATO, with the Liberal Danish Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and the Council of Europe, with the Norwegian Jagelund. This is likely to rule out two possible candidates for high representative, the Swedish Conservative Foreign Minister Carl Bildt – a long time front runner – and the Finnish Liberal Olli Rehn, current commissioner for enlargement.
The Southern Europeans got Conservative Barroso at the Commission and also have the French Jean Claude Trichet at the European Central Bank. He was supposed to have resigned already, but people forgot to remind him. Yet, Nikolas Sarkozy might find it useful to remember him now. In fact, the rumor is that Sarkozy would like to get rid of Bernard Kouchner and what better that a nice promoveatur ut amoveatur to Brussels? Indeed, the flamboyant French foreign minister could well serve the EU.
In the end, despite all the negotiations and all the divisions of powers, whether the EU will successfully act as one on the international scene, it will ultimately depend on the personality of the high representative. If Kouchner, a Socialist, becomes the high representative, then a Conservative is likely to get the post of EU President, something that would rule out Tony Blair, a fake candidate anyway: it is very unlikely that a person coming from a non-Euro and non-Schengen country would be the first EU President. A Socialist Southern European high representative would also rule out the former Prime Minister of Spain, Felipe Gonzales, rejuvenated since he got named president of the Reflection Committee on the Future of Europe. After the German elections, however, the chances that one relevant chair goes to a Liberal rouse again.

The Germans just finished their term as European Parliament president with Conservative Hans-Gert Pottering. His former Chief of Staff Klaus Welle (also Conservative), was named secretary general of the European Parliament last May. In that case, the liberal and pro-European Guy Verhofstadt, former (Flemish) prime minister of Belgium is likely to be on the top of the list for EU President, a choice that would also please the Benelux countries, unhappy about the "big" member states’ attempts to retain control over the Union and to pre-void the content of the Lisbon Treaty with the current technical negotiations.

If Paris was worth a mass, Brussels may be worth some concessions.

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The Race Is on for EU Power

By Michael G. Mickey

Big developments are in the news in relation to the revived Roman empire of bible prophecy we commonly refer to as the European Union. Let's get to them.

The following is an excerpt from a BBC article:

Irish voters have strongly endorsed the European Union's Lisbon Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it plunged EU reforms into deadlock.

About 67% voted "Yes", official results from the latest referendum showed. Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen hailed a "clear and resounding" endorsement.

Political leaders across the EU have also welcomed the result.

The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said it was a great day for Europe.

He urged the leaders of Poland and the Czech Republic - the only other countries yet to ratify Lisbon - to sign the treaty as soon as possible.

The treaty - which is aimed at streamlining decision-making in the 27-nation bloc - cannot take effect until all 27 member states ratify it.

According to final results, 67.1% of Irish voters approved it, while 32.9% voted "No". Turnout in the three-million electorate was 58%.

The parliaments of Poland and the Czech Republic have approved the treaty and Polish President Lech Kaczynski is expected to sign it in the coming days.
What is the significance of this to those interested in bible prophecy? Quite simply, it seems probable that this monumental moment in the history of the European Union is finally going to resolve the long-standing question once posed by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?"

Once the Lisbon Treaty is formally accepted, someone is soon afterward going to become the first ever President of the European Union. Not only that, a powerful Foreign Minister's position is going to be filled. At last there will be someone to call representative of a unified Europe, potentially a couple depending on circumstances.

The creation of these two positions within the European Union raises the inevitable question of whether one of these offices will be held by the prophesied Antichrist in the prophetic future. The odds would seem favorable, in my humble opinion, although I'm not dogmatic in that opinion by any means.

By design the Antichrist's identity and the specific path he will follow in ascending to the top of a global government, which is undoubtedly going to be directly tied to today's European Union, is somewhat veiled in secrecy. What we do know of his ascent, ALL WE NEED TO KNOW, is the following:
The Antichrist will arise among a group of ten horns (or seats of authority) and subdue three of them en route to assuming his role as the most powerful dictator the world will have ever known. (Daniel 7:8)


He, "the prince that shall come", will be of Roman descent, leaders from the former Roman empire having destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple in AD 70 in fulfillment of Daniel 9:26.


He will somehow confirm (or make strong) a seven-year covenant of peace in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies. (Daniel 9:27) This seemingly impossible feat, which has befuddled and humiliated numerous world leaders and diplomats of renown for decades, will be a springboard for the Antichrist. If he isn't today a well-known diplomat, he will become a household name, practically overnight. At the very moment the prophesied Antichrist confirms the seven-year covenant, the seven year Tribulation Period will concurrently begin. For a moment, all will seem right in a troubled world. The Antichrist will be seen as a hero of epic proportions. I can almost imagine what the breaking news footage, which will be broadcast on all major television networks around the globe, will look like. The entire world will look on, undoubtedly in astonishment, as many in the Middle East jump for joy proclaiming, "Peace and safety! Peace and safety!" But the celebratory atmosphere will be short-lived, "sudden destruction" in the form of the Tribulation Period following on the heels of the Antichrist's covenant swiftly thereafter. (1st Thessalonians 5:3)
First, the Ground Rules

Before we go any further in discussing the implications of this monumental development in the European Union, what follows below this section of commentary, is going to feature names of those being considered to hold the new and powerful positions ratification of the Lisbon Treaty will bring about but I want to be very clear that nothing featured here is meant, in any fashion, to begin the process of playing 'pin the tail on the Antichrist'.

Those most familiar with my work know that Antichrist speculation is an arena I try and steer clear of, partly because of what I said earlier about the Antichrist's identity being robed in secrecy and partly because there may yet be developments that we can't foresee that may change the dynamics of how the Antichrist will become tied to the hierarchy of the revived Roman empire and make his rise to the pinnacle of the new world order to come.

Many teachers of bible prophecy, whose opinions are worthy of consideration at the very least, based on their discernment on a wide range of issues, believe the ten horns referred to in Daniel's prophecy may be a group that's representative of the international community from the outset, for example. This could occur, which would naturally lessen the likelihood that the Antichrist will hold either the office of President of the European Union or European Union Foreign Minister prior to making his ascent to becoming, essentially, the king of the world.

Remember, everyone. It isn't where the Antichrist comes from initially that is going to flag him as the Antichrist. It's what he is going to DO to fulfill the prophecies listed above that is going to lead to him ultimately become the man in charge of a new world order that will be richly tied to today's European Union, an alliance of 27 member nations (with more on the way), all of whom will soon have ONE president over them all and ONE Foreign Minister.

That 27 nations could have one president and one foreign minister over all its collective citizenry is remarkable in light of what bible prophecy tells us is on its way, namely a global government headed by one man who will be given power "over ALL kindreds, tongues and nations" in the prophetic future. (Revelation 13:7)

Regardless of where the Antichrist comes from in the world or what titles and positions he could post to a resume, the upcoming ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty is going to break ground that proponents of a new world order have dreamed of as long as a new world order has been naively imagined as a fix-all solution to the world's problems.

So what am I saying here? Beyond any doubt, these developments are of great prophetic significance whether the Antichrist to come holds one of these soon-to-be-created positions of power in the European Union prior to fulfilling bible prophecy or not as the world has never been as close to having a new world order than it will be the instant the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, which is reportedly going to happen mere days from now.

The Race Is on for EU Power

The mad scramble to see who will become the George Washington of the European Union is on with many sources indicating it's almost a certainty that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has most recently been serving as an envoy for the Middle East Quartet comprised of the EU, Russia, the United Nations and the United States, is going to get the honor.

Interestingly, demonstrative of the nature of the Beast government rising in Europe, the EU's citizens will have no say in deciding who will lead them. Rather, the leaders of the European Union will make the choice for them. For whatever reason, it seems Blair is the hands down favorite. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, when recently asked if Blair was the only candidate for president of the EU, replied, "For the moment, indeed."

If selected, Blair will, in all likelihood, become suspect #1 to be revealed as the prophesied Antichrist in the prophetic future, especially in light of the role he has been playing in the Middle East since 2007 but, once again, I caution my readers against spreading a theory of that variety. We need to stick to God's Word and let events on the ground speak for themselves, no matter who is named EU president and there are possibly others in the hunt for the job. Contradicting the assessment that Blair is the only candidate for EU president, EUBusiness.com is reporting that Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, his Dutch counterpart Jan Peter Balkenende, and former Irish President Mary Robinson are potential candidates as well. It will prove interesting to see how that plays out.

Where the EU's first Foreign Minister position is concerned, the official title of which has been changed on a number of occasions, there doesn't seem to be a strong front-runner for the position. A laundry list of EU notables are being considered for that role. Of interest to me, EUBusiness.com doesn't even mention the EU's current foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, as a candidate for that position so who knows who will occupy that powerful office for the very first time? Regardless of who gets the position, as I have noted in previous commentaries, the appointed head of EU foreign policy may be someone just as interesting to keep an eye on as the EU president as the EU's vision for that position is grandiose by definition.

On the topic of what was initially being referred to as the position of EU Minister of Foreign Affairs in the now-defunct EU Constitution, which was merely repackaged as the soon to be ratified Lisbon Treaty, the EU's purpose in creating this position was to "give the EU a higher profile in the world and a single human face to represent it in international relations."

Interesting times and interesting developments, Christians!

Keep looking up! Jesus Christ is Lord and He is coming soon!

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Monday, October 19, 2009


Uniting Europe Seeks Leader

By Terry James

The European Union (EU) continues to boil within a hotbed of dynamic worldwide economic upheaval. Creation and establishment of a permanent president of the EU is the prime issue on the front burner. Tony Blair, former British prime minister, is at the center of the search for a powerful leader who can take the member states into a position many of the EU architects elite believe will be above that of America as the great world super-nation state. This attitude is reflected in the following statement by an EU letter to the editor.

The EU is on the point of an important change. The American Empire is starting to die and the EU will, slowly and surely, be taking over its role and influence. It is already happening financially as the euro emerges as the world's most reliable currency. Politically too, the EU with its "soft power" is becoming a major diplomatic force. We Europeans are, after more than 60 years, finally ridding ourselves of our dependence on and subservience to the U.S., a fact already recognized by serious politicians on the European mainland. (Rapture Ready News, 10/14/09).
Tony Blair seems the present favorite to be the first permanent EU president. This is due in large part to the strong backing of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Blair's behalf for the £275,000-a-year post.

Blair's leading up the list for the position, however, isn't without considerable opposition. Many who object claim that Blair has been too close to the U.S., especially in the matter of support for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and subsequent continuing presence there in order to assure against an occupation by Mid-East terrorist forces.

Opponents of a Blair EU presidency center on the fear he would be an operative more for the U.S. than for Europe. While the Lisbon Treaty has circumvented failure to ratify a EU constitution, and despite the fact that Ireland has finally committed to joining after years of refusal to do so, there are nonetheless hurdles to be overcome. Blair, or whoever becomes the first permanent president of the EU, won't be able to begin acting officially as president until a constitution is ratified.

As example of the raging demand for securing ratification, European Union pressure is tremendous for Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Klaus to sign the Lisbon Treaty, which, in effect, will be a constitution. His counterpart in Poland, president Lech Kaczynski, signed the treaty October 10, leaving the Czech Republic as the only one of the EU’s 27 members that has yet to fully approve a charter intended to streamline the bloc’s decision-making and give it a long-term president and stronger foreign policy chief.

Czech president Klaus has stated at every opportunity that he fears the Lisbon Treaty's ratification would mean an unacceptable loss of national sovereignty and autonomy. This has long been the fear of many within Great Britain's Parliament. Still, the drive is on for finding a man about which Henri Spaak, one of the earlier leaders in searching for a formula for a new European order, said that whether he would be a man or the devil, the new order builders would embrace him. This declaration isn't far afield from what Jesus said about God's chosen people regarding their acceptance of the man of sin over God's Messiah:
"I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive" (John 5:43).
One European newspaper analysis stated,
"Europe had hope for a future, only if a figure of great international caliber, able to warm hearts, to be respected outside Europe and perhaps even feared, but also able to identify the institutions with his leadership, is chosen" (EU Observer/Brussels, Il Foglio [newspaper]).
Bible prophecy foretells the "prince that shall come" from the area that comprised territory in and around the capital of the ancient Roman Empire. He will be a man, according to Revelation 13, who will be head of the composite Beast described in Daniel 7 and Revelation 13:1-3. The final kingdom the Beast will rule will be the worst of all history, according to Jesus himself. That kingdom's nucleus is forming now. This early manifestation of the new Roman order is in the making before our eyes, as represented in the information above.

It seems, in consideration of all of the other profound signals of the coming Tribulation in our headlines, that the coming together of Europe and the creation of the seat of control that will reign over earth's next superpower is a stupendous indicator of where this generation stands on God's prophetic time line..

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Global Government and the Copenhagen Conference ? What Holly Thinks ? Fulfilled Prophecy (http://www.fulfilledprophecy.com/commentary/global-government-and-the-copenhagen-conference/)

Global Government and the Copenhagen Conference — What Holly Thinks

Christopher Monckton warns that the Copenhagen Conference has a hidden agenda.

World leaders will gather in Copenhagen in December to sign a UN pact to fight climate change. But Christopher Monckton — science adviser to Margaret Thatcher and a leading climate change critic — warns that the real agenda behind the conference is global government.

I believe that Monckton’s recent speech – given at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota — is a must-see for students of Bible prophecy. It is lengthy, but it shows how the UN has fabricated scientific data to support the claim that climate change is a crisis. See it here.

Yet, world leaders — like EU high representative Javier Solana — continuously refer to the falsified UN data to argue for global government. See Solana’s March 2008 report on climate change, where he begins his report by citing findings from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Read it here.

Solana also has said that the EU “must use all its levers to achieve an ambitious outcome” at the Copenhagen conference (see page 12 of his Report on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy). One of those levers is a visit he and other senior EU officials plan to pay to President Barack Obama, Nov. 3, in Washington. See more here.

Obama is expected to sign the pact, but Solana and other world leaders want to make certain that happens.

— Holly Pivec
10/19/09

Fulfilled Prophecy ? Unreported News, Commentary, Resources and Discussion of Bible Prophecy (http://www.fulfilledprophecy.com/)



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Solana to Haaretz: New rules of war needed for age of terror - Haaretz - Israel News (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1123047.html)#


Solana to Haaretz: New rules of war needed for age of terror
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gifBy Adar Primor http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gifFor exactly 10 years Javier Solana has represented the "international face" of Europe; 10 years in which he has closely followed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with all its turns and crises; a decade in which, to a great extent he was the answer to the famous question of Henry Kissinger: "Who should I call when I want to talk to Europe?"

To a certain extent Solana, the head of Europe's Common Foreign and Security Policy, has served simultaneously as the counterpart of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defense Bill Gates. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gifAdvertisement
Soon, the most complicated role in the world may come to an end: with the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty - the constitutional document of the European Union - the EU will appoint, for the first time, a foreign minister, who will head a European diplomatic service. Solana will step down. A proverbial moment before he does, he has agreed to grant Haaretz an exclusive interview.

The 67-year old Solana, who was in Israel this week as a guest at the President's Conference, is uncertain what the future holds for him. He is also not willing to reveal whom, among the candidates for the new position, he prefers. He prefers to talk about the day to day issues that were his bread and butter during the past decade.

For example, he would like to understand what troubled Israel that led to its decision to prevent French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to travel to the Gaza Strip this week. After all, he says, the visit was humanitarian in nature. He was told that Israel would like to prevent a "Hamas festival" that will grant legitimacy to the terrorist group ruling the Gaza strip.

He was also told that, according to one assessment, the Israeli attitude stemmed from the French handling of the Goldstone report. France opted to abstain from the vote at the Human Rights Council instead of rejecting the report, and angered the Israeli leadership.

Solana responds with a smile and a gesture of dismissal. He says that, "this is a very short sighted approach. After all, it is the Foreign Minister of France - a state which is one of the most important allies of Israel."

For years Solana has sought to bring about a "victory of a coherent and effective European foreign and security policy," in order to prove that Europe has joint values and political direction, which it advances on the international arena. In order to emphasize this, Solana - a Physics professor - offers a parallel from the world that is close to his heart.

"The Union is not a mixture of states," he says. "It is a type of molecule with joint electrons that enable us to act together and make binding political decisions."

However, it appears that during the vote at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, the electrons opted to make up new rules of physics: Italy, Hungary and Slovakia voted against the Goldstone Report, Belgium abstained, while Britain and France chose not to participate in the vote.

He is much more concerned with the near consensus that has taken root in Israel against Judge Richard Goldstone.

"I know Goldstone very well," Solana says. "He has helped us a great deal in his legal work in former Yugoslavia and I have no doubts regarding his rectitude and honesty. It is entirely obvious that Goldstone did not seek to harm the sides, certainly without intention to harm Israel. His report may not have been read properly. In any case, it is now important to look forward and to hold an independent investigation in Israel and the other side [the Palestinians]. This would be the best outcome."

When Solana is asked whether Israel is in part responsible for the report, for its refusal to cooperate with its author, he says, "Sure, I would have recommended that Israel would have cooperated. In the Union we respect the UN and multilateral bodies a great deal. Unfortunately, this view of ours which is linked to the era of globalization and the need to create different mechanisms for global governance, is different from the view that is prevalent here."

Solana is presenting a European philosophy, which in Israel they are hard pressed to understand. Multilateralism and internationalism - the "new religion" of Solana and his colleagues in the EU, constitute an essential lesson of the world wars, and of the destructive nationalism that caused them.

They are also the result of the increased migration and the demographic changes that Europe underwent in the past decades, and which blurred the notion of nation-tribe throughout the continent. Europe has relinquished the supremacy of national values in favor of the international society of law.

However, Solana's "religion" is not of the radical sort. For example, he tends to emphasize that the struggle against terrorism is deeply ingrained in him.

In an interview he gave Haaretz in 2004, he said that "nearly every week I had to participate in the funeral of a person who was killed by terrorism. This situation did not change even when I served as Secretary General of NATO, and reached its peak with the large attacks that occurred in Madrid on March 11 2004."

Perhaps this is why he understands - and even supports - the call of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the need to alter the laws governing international warfare, which are not aligned with the reality in which countries need to combat terrorist entities. Solana chooses not to address the question of war crimes attributed to Israel in the report, but stresses that "in yesterday's world there were wars of armies against armies and there were laws and conventions that dealt with the conduct of such wars. It is necessary to invest thought to the changing situation in which there is asymmetry between fighting parties - a situation in which it is difficult to implement the classic/old rules of war." But he says that "until new rules are in place we must obey the old ones."

Solana opts not to comment on the declaration of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, which described the Goldstone report as "an obstacle to the peace process." However, his view on the matter is clear: In a visit Solana made to Ramallah this week he stressed that the aim of the EU is "to establish a Palestinian state at the earliest possible moment within the 1967 borders."

In July it seemed that he had lost his patience when he declared that "the UN should set a target date for establishing a Palestinian state and recognizing it, even if the Israelis and the Palestinians do not reach an agreement. Then the Security Council will be asked to call for the adoption of a two state solution that will deal with all the parameters of borders, refugees, the issue of Jerusalem, and the security arrangements. There is a need to also accept the Palestinian state as a full fledged member of the UN and set a time table for implementing the solution until the declaration of an end to the conflict."

At the panel on "Tomorrow," which was part of the President's Conference, Solana said that peace much be achieved today. "Globalization and the demographic data in the region demand it," he says during the interview.

His efforts in our region have taught him that without the mediation of a third party the two sides are unable to reach agreement. Solana is convinced that following the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union - which he describes as "one of the most beautiful constitutional projects" - will have a greater and more evident presence on the international arena. He therefore insists that "Israel must place some of its eggs in the European basket," and not leave everything in the American one.

For example, he says that if the sides ask the EU to deploy a military force in the territories that the IDF will evacuate as part of an agreement, Europe will rally to the cause. However, he recognizes the fact that the United States, "with whom Europe is in complete agreement on most issues," is the "best" mediator for the region. Solana does not agree with the disappointment and the ridicule that has followed the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama.

He is convinced that the U.S. president is determined to act in order to resolve the problem and applauds the appointment of George Mitchell to the role of special envoy to the Middle East - "a wise man with many talents," he says. The two were party to the preparation of the Mitchell Report in 2001, which investigated the events of the second intifada, and led to the formulation of the road map.

Solana is also the representative of the international community in the talks with Iran on its nuclear program. He visited Tehran many times and held dozens of meetings with the Iranian leadership. In response to a question on a military option in case talks fail, Solana was firm.

"We are looking for political solutions, but I want to be very clear," he says. "We will not accept in any case a situation in which Iran has nuclear weapons." http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif

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http://euobserver.com/9/28918

EU leaders aim to put treaty in place by 1 December

HONOR MAHONY (hm@euobs.com)
30.10.2009 @ 17:08 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The EU's new set of institutional rules may come into force in just over a month, ending a marathon stretch of treaty-making that took eight years, included a series of referendums and resulted in an ungainly text littered with footnotes, protocols and opt-outs.

"The Lisbon Treaty will enter into force doubtless as early as December 1," French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after a summit of EU leaders on Friday (30 October).

http://euobserver.com/onm/media/file3/cR4HTu.png The treaty-making process took eight years (Photo: ec.europa.eu)


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The breakthrough came after member states managed to agree to a last-minute demand by Czech President Vaclav Klaus.

The deal - exempting Prague from a rights charter in the treaty - paves the way for Mr Klaus to sign the pact, a move that will allow it to go into force across the 27 member states of the European Union.

The Czech president can only sign after 3 November, the day when the Czech constitutional court is due to give its verdict on whether Lisbon is compatible with national law. The ruling is widely expected to come out in favour of the treaty, with a similar - though narrower - case also going the treaty's way last year.

Once the treaty-opposing Czech president puts pen to paper - and EU leaders remain wary of his unpredictability - the race to fill the posts created by the treaty will begin in earnest. The president of the European Council and the foreign minister - two new jobs - as well as the line up of the next European Commission are set to be decided at an extraordinary summit in November.

Shrugs and speculation
The new posts have been the subject of frenzied speculation in the media in the run-up to the October summit and in the corridors during the summit itself.

Although there is an impatience to move ahead with nominations, EU leaders effectively agreed to gag themselves until the Czech situation is clear.

But heavy hints, eloquent shrugs and pregnant silences by leaders over the last two days would appear to indicate that the post of foreign minister should go to a socialist and that British ex-prime minister Tony Blair, long talked about as the first possible EU president, will not get the job.

For his part, Mr Sarkozy said he was in "agreement" with his German counterpart Angela Merkel that they would "have the same vision and support the same candidate" for the presidency post.

The two countries acting together are likely to determine whether the job will be largely administrative or carry real international clout.

But even if the date line for the treaty appears to be clearer, things are less certain for the European Commission, whose current mandate runs out on 31 October. From 1 November onwards it will have caretaker status, only able to execute day-to-day affairs.

The new commission is unlikely to be put into place before January next year, as each commissioner will be subject to a hearing in parliament to assess their suitability for the post. It is not out of the question that there will be controversy over one or other candidate, which could delay the process. Once this procedure is finished, the entire college needs to be approved by parliament in a plenary session.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Czech Republic Has Signed the Treaty to Make Way for the United States of Europe

By Jimmy DeYoung

After the constitutional court of the Czech Republic ruled that the EU's Lisbon Treaty is in line with the Czech constitution, the way was clear for Czech President Claus to go ahead and sign the Lisbon Treaty and thus ratify the document that will lead the way to the United States of Europe to form a very powerful economic and political body of nations.

The European parliament president says the treaty will be in effect throughout the EU and enter into force by the end of this year.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU can now move ahead with uniting the EU member states into a major economic and political power as called for in Bible prophecy for the last days.

The Czech Republic, the last hold out on ratifying the Lisbon Treaty, now has signed the EU treaty that will gel the 27-member states into a major force in the global, political and economic world. The Lisbon Treaty calls for a permanent president as well as a foreign policy leader to lead them in the future. This scenario sounds very familiar to a student of Bible prophecy.

The ancient Jewish prophet Daniel wrote of the revival of the old Roman Empire in the last days and a leader of that empire who would actually become the leader of the world, Daniel 2 and Daniel 7:7-24.

I would submit for your consideration the EU as at least the infrastructure for this revived Roman Empire. It has all the characteristics of the old Roman Empire and the EU's permanent president would surely fit the bill as the called for leader of the revived Roman Empire. By the way, that one world leader known in Scripture as the Antichrist who heads up the revived Roman Empire will work for peace in the Middle East and control of a global economic structure among other items on his agenda.

The EU in full force fits the requirements called for in Bible prophecy.

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EMPTY SEAT NUMBER 666 (http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/End%20of%20the%20World/seat_666.htm)


EMPTY SEAT NUMBER 666
The Vacant Seat Number 666 in the European Parliament



The Tower Building (named after the Tower of Babel) houses the Fifth Parliament of Europe. It is certainly a building of the Space Age. The seats are designed like the crew seats in the Star Trek space machines. The legislative amphitheater is arranged in a massive hemicircle and has 679 seats, each assigned to a particular lawmaker. For example, Seat 663 is assigned to Rep Souchet, 664 to Thomas-Mauro, 665 to Zizzner and 667 to Rep Cappato.

While these seats are allocated to Members, one seat remains unallocated and unoccupied. The number of that seat is 666. The relevant section of the seating-plan provided to each Member reads as follows:

660 Marchiani
661 Montfort
662 Quiero
663 Souchet
664 Thomas-Mauro
665 Zizzner
666 -------
667 Cappato
668 Turco
669 Bonino
670 Pannella
671 Dupuis
672 Della Vedova

Revelation 13:18 states: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." That is 666.

Today this Scripture is being fulfilled before our very eyes. The Antichrist's seat will be occupied. The world awaits his full and final development. The Lord will destroy him by the spirit of His mouth (the Word of God) and by the brightness of His coming (2nd Thessalonians 2:8). The coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

The Brussels EU Parliament Building

The European Union (EU) parliament, consisting of 785 members, is in Brussels, Belgium. Quite magnificent, is it not? Interestingly, the seat numbered 666 is never occupied. Perhaps they are leaving it open for someone special?... The Antichrist!

While these seats are allocated to Members, one seat remains unallocated and unoccupied. The number of that seat is 666. The relevant section of the seating-plan provided to each Member reads as follows:


660 Marchiani
661 Montfort
662 Quiero
663 Souchet
664 Thomas-Mauro
665 Zizzner
666 -------
667 Cappato
668 Turco
669 Bonino
670 Pannella
671 Dupuis
672 Della Vedova


Revelation 13:18 states: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." That is 666.


Today this Scripture is being fulfilled before our very eyes. The Antichrist's seat will be occupied. The world awaits his full and final development. The Lord will destroy him by the spirit of His mouth (the Word of God) and by the brightness of His coming (2nd Thessalonians 2:8). The coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
The Brussels EU Parliament Building


The European Union (EU) parliament, consisting of 785 members, is in Brussels, Belgium. Quite magnificent, is it not? Interestingly, the seat numbered 666 is never occupied. Perhaps they are leaving it open for someone special?... The Antichrist!


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Photo above: The Brussels, Belgium EU Parliament Building Interior





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Photo above: Known officially as the Tower Building and unofficially as the "Crystal Palace."






Here's something really bizarre. The E.U.'s chosen symbol is a Woman Riding the Beast...


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The above statue is located outside the EU office in Brussels — A WOMAN RIDING A BEAST!



"...and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns." —Revelation 17:3

The depiction of the same symbol was reproduced on the centenary stamp of the E.U. and in a huge painting in the Parliament’s Tower Building in Brussels.


Photo below: Second Election European Parliament postage stamp issued in 1984
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Below: European Poster promoting all the languages of Europe working on a modern Tower of Babel




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Photo below: European Currency: The Euro depicting a Woman Riding a Beast




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Photos below: Compare the Parliament building (top) in Strasbourg with the painting of the Tower of Babel (bottom)?



http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/End%20of%20the%20World/eu_tower_building-tower_of_babel.jpg The Tower of Babel (http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Illuminati/tower_of_babel.htm)


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Here's a photo below of Condoleezza Rice at the United Nations in 2005 with the numbers 666 behind her. Notice how the logo below was cleverly designed, celebrating the UN's 60th anniversary, to appear as 666 above.



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http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/un_60_logo2.bmp (http://www.un.org/un60/index.html)


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RECOMMENDATION # 666

The purpose of the European Union's creation was and is, ultimately, to create a European super-state or “United States of Europe,” as some have suggested naming it, that would eventually rival the United States in influence and military might. In 1999, Javier Solana became the High Representative for the European Union’s foreign and security policy, and through recommendation number 666 (http://europa.eu/generalreport/en/1998/x0666.htm), he was given emergency powers over the military wing of the European Union in 2000. All that currently remains to create a truly revived Roman Empire is the creation of a permanent executive branch of government and the full integration of the new Euro currency. With the introduction of the new European Union constitution, the groundwork is being laid for just such an executive branch and economic system.


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"And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast..." — Revelation 13:4





CONCLUSION
Clearly, the European Union is preparing the way for the Man of Sin—The Antichrist! Few people realize just how saturated the United Nations and the European Union are with Satanism. The United Nations has all of their materials printed by The Lucis Trust, originally founded in 1922 as The Lucifer Trust (http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Illuminati/lucifer_trust.htm).
Please read Basic Understanding of the New World Order (http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Illuminati/nwo_basics.htm).
Also, please read A comparison of Javier Solana and the Antichrist (http://www.evenmore.co.uk/prophecy/antichrist.html) (very interesting).








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Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009


A Treaty Ratified, the E.U. Turns to Picking Its Leader - TIME (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1934489,00.html?xid=rss-topstories)


There were no trumpet blasts or jubilant ceremonies to mark the occasion. But the decision by Czech President Vaclav Klaus to sign an agreement he loathed on Tuesday was momentous, nonetheless.

The long-delayed passage of the Lisbon Treaty — the Czech Republic had been the last holdout among the European Union's 27 members — marks the end of an almost decade-long saga to reform the cumbersome institution and give it a stronger, more unified voice on the global stage.
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The Lisbon Treaty, which comes into effect on Dec. 1, will allow the E.U. to streamline many of its voting and decision-making procedures to alleviate the bureaucratic tangles that slow the organization down. It will also create a European Council president and a new foreign policy chief and strengthen the powers of the European Parliament. (See pictures behind the scenes of Obama in Europe.) (http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1889051,00.html)

The treaty's supporters have long argued that the measures are essential to ensure the organization designed over half a century ago for six member countries can meet the demands of more than two dozen nations and a half billion people today.

Now comes the fun part for E.U. watchers and anyone interested in political intrigue: Who will get the top jobs in Brussels now that the big reform treaty is in place? Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Prime Minister of Sweden, which currently holds the rotating E.U. presidency, has already begun a round of telephone calls to draw up a shortlist of candidates for the new E.U. president and foreign policy chief positions. An emergency summit could be held as early as next week to decide. (See ten things to do in Sweden.) (http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1909495_1909480,00.html)

Most of the focus will be on the E.U. president — a job that could provide an answer to Henry Kissinger's famous question about who he would call if he wanted to speak to Europe. What exactly the president will do — besides answering that 3 a.m. phone call from the White House — has yet to be firmed up.

The Lisbon Treaty is vague about the job description beyond the official role of organizing E.U. summits and meeting with foreign leaders. The president could become a powerful, high profile and recognizable face for all of Europe. But momentum in the E.U. is building towards having a leader who is a skilled mediator first and foremost —someone who can ease internal tensions and get all 27 countries on the same page when need be.


This shift of focus partly explains why former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has seen his stock plummet — despite his celebrity, charisma and leadership qualities — since he was first mentioned as a contender for the job years ago. Now, the front-runners appear to be three low-key "fixers": Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. While all three may be somewhat bland and anonymous even in their home countries, they appeal to a growing number of E.U. countries — in particular the smaller ones — because they would excel at operating behind the scenes. (Read: "Opposition Grows to Tony Blair's Bid for E.U. President.") (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1930471,00.html)

If the position of president turns into more of a managerial role, that could mean the real power player may be the new High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, an awkward title for what is essentially the E.U. foreign minister. Whoever is named to this post will head the E.U.'s new 8,000-strong diplomatic service, oversee a $12 billion foreign aid budget and speak for the E.U. in key meetings with other countries.
Here's where Britain may receive a consolation prize after Blair's stunning reversal of fortune. British Foreign Minister David Miliband is being trumpeted as the frontrunner for the position — mainly because the post is expected to go to a candidate from the center-left and Miliband is talented, articulate and well liked in European circles. However, he's not a shoo-in for the job — other contenders are said to include former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, former French Justice Minister Elisabeth Guigou and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.

The choice does not come down to mere merit — politics, geography and gender will also play a part. E.U. leaders will want to make sure that the three posts of E.U. president, foreign policy chief and European Commission president are split between candidates from the centre-left and centre-right parties, big and small member states, northern and southern Europe, and, if possible, include a woman. (Former Irish President Mary Robinson has emerged as a potential E.U. president candidate.)

(See TIME's photos: "New Hope For Belfast") (http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1729644,00.html)

Yet this may not be enough to stop the usual E.U. squabbling in the end. The newly empowered leaders will likely have trouble preventing splits on major issues, if the 2003 dispute over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq is anything to go by. With this in mind, perhaps a mediator is what the institution needs, not a power-player on the world stage, someone who will "stop traffic" in world capitals, as Miliband said last month in support of a Blair presidency. (See pictures of the Bush-Blair friendship.) (http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1871024,00.html)

"The Lisbon Treaty has the potential to herald the emergence of a new world actor — a Europe that can look upwards and outwards and is equipped with the bureaucratic tools to do so," says Daniel Korski, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). But as the E.U. sets about implementing the Lisbon Treaty, Korski says the world must be patient while the new institutional infrastructure takes shape. "Butterflies are beautiful, in part because they take time to develop," he says.


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Spain to hold EU presidency from January, seeks to normalize relations with Cuba

November 8, 2009 by Rajat Anand (http://www.spanishnews.es/author/rajat/)


A senior Spanish minister, Diego Garrido Lopez has said that Spain would like the European Union to have the same kind of relations with Cuba that it has with other nations which are not completely democratic. Secretary of State for the European Union, Lopez advocated similar commercial links with Cuba like the association agreements held with other countries.

Spain is due to take over the EU’s rotating presidency for 6 months starting January 1. Lopez said that Spain wants to change the EU’s current stand on Cuba, which associates relations with democracy and respect given to human rights on the island nation.

Some of the countries in the EU are critical of such alterations and have asked for a clarification from Madrid regarding its intentions to do this during its presidency.

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EU leaders to discuss top jobs at Berlin dinner

EUobserver / EU leaders to discuss top jobs at Berlin dinner (http://euobserver.com/9/28960)

LEIGH PHILLIPS (lp@euobs.com)

09.11.2009 @ 10:38 CET

Visiting leaders from across the European Union are expected to use the festivities surrounding the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall for informal talks over the appointment of the European Council president and EU foreign policy chief.

The leaders will try to agree on the two posts at a dinner in the German capital on Monday (9 November) evening, with Swedish Prime Minister Frederik Reinfeld having taken soundings in recent days from his EU peers.

http://euobserver.com/onm/media/file3/DuP6gw.png German chancellor Angela Merkel (l), is seen as the key decision-maker on the EU posts (Photo: European Community, 2006)


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The Swedish presidency aims to convene a snap summit once a provisional deal is in place, with the summit to take place as early as this Thursday or next Thursday, according to press reports.
The current top candidate for the president job is the Belgian prime minister Hermann van Rompuy. But the deal is far from being sewn up, diplomats say.

UK and Dutch press report that both the ex-British prime minister, Tony Blair, and the current Dutch leader, Jan Peter Balkanende, are still actively lobbying.

The NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch daily, said that Mr Balkanende's staff "are promoting his person to the post," quoting the Polish ambassador to the EU, Jan Tombinski.

The Times of London said that Mr Blair has made a series of phone calls to European leaders in a last-minute attempt to revive his bid. Mr Blair recently telephoned European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, French President Nicholas Sarkozy, Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen and his potential rival Jan Peter Balkenende, the paper wrote.

Mr Blair's Iraq war past and the UK's abstention from the Schengen borderless zone and the euro have undermined his chances. Meanwhile, smaller member states have voiced preference for the new EU president to be more of a committee chair than Europe's answer to Barack Obama.

The lowering of ambition has boosted the chances of Mr van Rompuy, who is little known outside Belgium. EU colleagues are said to be impressed by his ability to steer the fractious Belgian federation despite years of political turmoil.

EU foreign minister

If Mr van Rompuy or Mr Balkenende win the day, the spotlight will shift to UK foreign minister David Miliband, the most talked-about name for the EU foreign policy job.

Italy's ex-prime minister Massimo D'Alema has popped up as another candidate for the post, amid Mr Miliband's repeated statements that he does not want the appointment and speculation that he may be keen to take over as head of the British Labour party instead.

Mr D'Alema would face resistance from some former Communist EU states, who frown on his past membership in the Communist party. The politician himself believes his chances to be "significantly less than 50 percent," the Italian paper, Corriere della Sera, reported.

Austria's ex-chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer could also be in the running for EU foreign minister. But Austria's formal neutrality may be a disadvantage in an EU bloc which sees 21 of its member states participate in Nato.
Sweden's foreign minister, Carl Bildt, may be a contender, with analysts noting that Sweden has not yet designated its next EU commissioner (the same country cannot have both a commissioner and the EU foreign relations post).

Meanwhile, the Irish Times, citing "informed sources," has said that the former globetrotting EU trade commissioner and current UK business secretary, Peter Mandelson, could yet make a bid for the job.

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The Mighty, Messy Power of Europe | Newsweek Business | Newsweek.com (http://www.newsweek.com/id/221614/page/1)

Looking Up: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy oversaw a rebound in exports


The Modest Superpower

How the financial crisis could leave Europe even stronger than America.


By Stefan Theil (http://search.newsweek.com/search?byline=stefan%20theil) | NEWSWEEK
Published Nov 7, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Nov 16, 2009







It's become all fashionable in Washington, Moscow, and Beijing these days to dismiss Europe as an aging continent in terminal decline. A June report from a Moscow think tank close to the Kremlin described Europe as weak in the face of Russian might, and last year's U.S. National Intelligence Council assessment of global power shifts called the EU "a hobbled giant" plagued by "internal bickering."

Such broadsides are easy to understand. The EU today is divided on all kinds of issues, from how to deal with Russia to the future of NATO. Europe's banks still have more toxic assets on their books than America's. With Britain, France, and Germany often pursuing separate foreign--policy goals, the idea of an EU able to translate its size and wealth into hard power and common purpose seems as remote as ever.

Yet all these critiques miss a stark reality. Even as America and Russia have been humbled by the economic crisis and China and India remain preoccupied with internal problems, Europe is thriving. Exactly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the continent has been transformed: it is more united, prosperous, and secure than at any time in history.

This year, Europe surpassed the United States in wealth, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Next year, Europe's population is expected to hit half a billion and its GDP to nearly match that of the U.S. and China combined. The financial crisis has turned Europe's softer, more regulated brand of capitalism into the preferred model for much of the world—even the United States—and a half-dozen countries are now seeking EU membership in order to gain economic shelter from the ongoing storm. The crisis itself, for all its terrible effects on the EU economy, has unexpectedly strengthened the continent's cohesion, as has the just-ratified Lisbon Treaty, which streamlines the way Europe runs its affairs.

Overseas, the EU is now responsible for much of the world's development aid and has 71,000 troops stationed beyond its shores, a global footprint second only to America. This is not to say there aren't many areas where Europe is still divided and punches below its weight. But by most measures, the EU looks better and better by the day.


Predictions of Europe's downfall have a long history of refusing to materialize. In the 1980s one often heard talk of Euro-sclerosis, a crippling malaise of low growth and high unemployment.

Since then, European countries have embarked on a reform marathon that, mainly by relaxing labor rules and expanding competition, enabled them to create 9 million more jobs than the United States between 2000 and 2008 and to post a lower unemployment rate (8.9 percent in September, compared with 9.5 in the United States).

In the 1990s, the collapse of communism and the disappearance of the Soviet threat led some to predict the fall of NATO and the return of old nationalist ghosts. Those ghosts did briefly rear their heads in the Balkans. But even they couldn't stop Europe from launching a vast expansion to the east, more than doubling its membership from 12 countries in 1989 to 27 today, while simultaneously deepening its integration.

Just a few years ago, it looked as if the EU's older and younger members had developed irreconcilable differences over ties to the United States, the threat of Russia, and the Iraq War. Now that split is fast disappearing, thanks to ever-tighter economic and other links, including joint military units, and to what Pawel Swieboda, director of the Warsaw-based think tank DemosEuropa, calls Eastern Europe's "big disappointment" with an American administration that seems to have lost interest in it.

The global economic crisis has again shaken confidence in Europe's future. Because it derives more of its wealth from trade than the United States, Europe was hit harder. But with the start of a recovery, the continental heavyweights, France and Germany, unexpectedly beat America out of the recession, thanks to a rebound in exports and more stable consumer spending. According to the IMF, the United States will experience a stronger recovery than Europe, but only through 2013.

After that, U.S. growth will slow to the same rate as the eurozone—2.1 percent—and well below the U.S. average of 3 percent-plus before the crisis. Measured in per-capita terms, the eurozone would grow almost twice as fast as the United States. So much for American parodies of sluggish old Europe.

Many of America's competitive advantages are disappearing. The Wall Street banks and the credit-card culture that did so much to fuel America's boom years are now hobbled, and not likely to recover soon. Government deficits are rising everywhere, but the U.S. deficit is on track to hit 94 percent of GDP next year, compared with 79 percent in the EU. Bob McKee, senior economist at London-based Independent Strategy, says these burdens on the American economy are now long-term strengths for Europe. He also sees Europe's highly globalized companies (five of the world's top ten trading nations are EU members) as better placed than U.S. companies to profit from growth in emerging markets.

On no single issue has Europe rejected rough American capitalism more vehemently than on its treatment of labor. American companies have traditionally enjoyed much more freedom to hire and fire, making them more likely to provide jobs, but also to take them away. U.S. workers had less job security, but also enjoyed much less unemployment. Now that's changing. Columbia University economist Edmund Phelps expects America's "natural" rate of unemployment, long estimated at about 5 percent, to rise to 7 percent or more post-crisis, close to the European "natural" rate of 7.5 percent.

The crisis is also changing perceptions of the EU as incapable of concerted action. When the banking crisis first erupted, the EU's leaders squabbled over bailouts and stimulus measures. Yet at the height of the meltdown this February, as banks and the currencies of smaller EU countries like Hungary and Latvia began to teeter, the European Central Bank stepped in to offer unprecedented emergency credit.

And Germany all but guaranteed that richer EU members would prevent any eurozone countries from going bankrupt. That fortified the euro's reputation as the only serious alternative reserve currency, after the dollar, and is a big reason the euro has risen by 17 percent against the dollar since February. The euro now accounts for a record 27 percent of global reserves, according to Barclays Capital, compared with 18 percent ten years ago, and central banks are now putting 50 percent of new reserves in euros versus 37 percent in dollars.

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Published: Tuesday 15 December 2009

Spain takes on the European Union's six-month rotating presidency at a defining moment for the bloc, marked by the first steps of the Union's first-ever permanent president and foreign affairs chief and efforts to lift Europe out of its worst recession in decades.
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Spain vows to take backstage role as EU President (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/spain-vows-take-backstage-role-eu-president/article-188494) (19 December 2009)
Spanish EU Presidency 'to set precedents' (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/spanish-eu-presidency-set-precedents/article-188131) (09 December 2009)
Spain's EU Presidency agenda 'rather unfocused' (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/spain-eu-presidency-agenda-unfocused/article-188101) (08 December 2009)
Analyst: Spanish EU Presidency agenda 'rather unfocused' (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/analyst-spanish-eu-presidency-agenda-unfocused/article-188087) (08 December 2009)


The Slovenian Presidency: In Brief (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/slovenian-presidency-brief/article-169164) (18 December 2007)


Clear Swedish air for EU presidency (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/clear-swedish-air-eu-presidency/article-183753) (06 July 2009)
How France intends to meet all those EU presidency expectations (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/france-intends-meet-eu-presidency-expectations/article-173513) (20 June 2008)
Milestones:


18 Jan. 2010: Spanish Presidency to present its priorities in the European Parliament.
11-19 Jan. 2010: Hearings in the European Parliament of the nominated commissioners.
21 Jan. 2010: Launch of the 2010 European Year on Poverty and Social Exclusion.
26 Jan. 2010: Vote in the European Parliament on nominating the full Commission.
February 2010: Extraordinary summit of EU leaders on the economic situation in Europe.
March 2010: Spring summit, expected to adopt the post-Lisbon 'EU 2020' strategy'.
5-6 March 2010: Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Cordoba.
8 March 2010: EU-Morocco summit in Granada.
10 April 2010: EU-Pakistan summit in Madrid.
14 May 2010: EU-Mexico summit in Santander.
19 May 2010: EU-Latin America and Carribean Summit in Madrid.
June 2010: EU summit, conclusions of the Reflection Group due.
5-6 June 2010: EU-Egypt summit in Barcelona
7 July 2010: II Summit of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona.
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From 1 January to 30 June 2010, Spain will hold the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union.

Spain said it will act in close coordination with the two following EU presidency holders Belgium (July-December 2010) and Hungary (January-June 2011). The so-called 'trio of presidencies' have chosen a common logo to symbolise their partnership (Euractiv 30/10/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/eu-presidencies-adopt-common-logo/article-186901)) and said they will strive to provide a model for fostering greater consistency in the European Union's leadership.

The Spanish Presidency will be the first to operate under the rules of the Lisbon Treaty. This implies that Madrid's relationship with the new posts created by the text – the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the permanent president of the European Council – could set a precedent for the future institutional balance of the European architecture.

The powers of the Council presidency are briefly outlined in Article 16 of the new Treaty on the European Union (paragraph nine) and Article 237 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Broadly speaking, these powers should be regarded as the ability to set the EU's agenda, provide its structure and propose compromise solutions. These levers remain intact under the Lisbon Treaty.

An additional feature introduced under Lisbon is that the former administrative structure of the General Affairs and External Affairs Council (GAERC) will now be split between a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and a General Affairs Council (GAC).

The former will be chaired by the EU High Representative, who could end up being torn between three masters: the president of the European Commission, the president of the European Council and the holder of the rotating EU presidency.

According to Spanish sources, an additional 80 people have been employed by the Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels to help organise the presidency. In Madrid, a special committee of 40 people has been assembled. Since April 2008 the latter has been led by High Representative for the Spanish EU Presidency Nicolás Martínez-Fresno y Pavia. Additional support and expertise has been gathered from other relevant ministries.

Spain estimates that cost of holding the presidency will be in the order of 55 million euros.

Issues:

What priorities?
Although Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero outlined his country's priorities as early as February 2009, some uncertainty still reigns as to what the main issues on the agenda will be.



On 8 December 2009, Spanish Secretary of State for EU Affairs Diego López Garrido said his country's presidency will focus on four main areas:

The economy, with the recovery from the economic crisis and job creation on top of the agenda;
Implementing the Lisbon Treaty;
Citizenship, paying particular attention to gender equality, and;
Foreign affairs, helping the EU to become a genuine global player.
On top of this, four additional priorities were submitted to the Spanish parliament by the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE), the main centre-right opposition People's Party (PP), and regional parties from Catalonia (Convergència I Unió) and the Basque Country (EAJ-PNV). These are:

Strengthening the European area of freedom, security and justice, giving special attention to fighting terrorism and reviewing EU immigration and asylum policies;
Strengthening EU policies towards its so-called 'ultra-peripheral' regions: Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion, the Azores, the Canarie Islands and Madeira (as defined by Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; TFEU);
Promoting a new, low-carbon energy model to address climate change, and;
Defining the terms of the EU's next long-term budgetary planning period for 2014-2020 (the so-called 'Financial Perspectives').
2020 strategy
Re-launching the economy and creating jobs take centre stage among Spain's stated objectives. This is a crucial task given that the effects of the financial crisis are now being felt in labour markets across Europe.

According to Eurostat, the unemployment rate across the EU-27 increased from 7.5% in November 2008 to 9.3% in October 2009 and is expected to break the 10% threshold in 2010 (EurActiv 25/11/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/socialeurope/eu-unemployment-levels-top-10-2010-report/article-187675)). The problem is particularly acute in Spain, which has the highest unemployment rate in the euro zone. The average level of unemployment in the single currency area stood at 9.8% in October 2009, while it reached 19.3% in Spain. Indeed, Latvia is the only EU country to record a worse rate than the incoming presidency holder, with 20.9%.
In November, the European Commission launched a consultationhttp://www.euractiv.com/css/icons/pdficon.gif http://www.euractiv.com/css/icons/extlink.gif (http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020/pdf/eu2020.pdf)on the future 'EU 2020' strategy to make Europe a "smarter, greener social market" within the next decade (EurActiv 25/11/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/eu-launches-consultation-year-strategy/article-187641)).

The results of the consultation, which closes on 15 January, will be presented to EU leaders at their summit in March 2010. Spain will therefore have a prominent role in brokering an agreement between EU leaders during the meeting. It will also have to fend off attacks from NGOs, which would like to see publication of the consultation's conclusions postponed until December 2010, when Belgium will be at the EU's helm (EurActiv 24/11/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/eu-new-2020-strategy-comes-fire/article-187582)).

Speaking before Spanish ambassadors to EU countries, Zapatero also stressed how the EU must move towards greater economic cooperation. "This is the great goal, the main goal of the European Union: the reinforcement of the common monetary policy, and strengthening the euro and the economic policy of the 27 EU members in a more coordinated way, through cooperation," he said.

Zapatero is also aiming to rebalance existing asymmetry in Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), which saw the EU establish a centralised monetary institution, the European Central Bank (ECB), but did not give Brussels equal powers to coordinate national economic policies.

"If the European Union really wants to be a political union, which works for its citizens, it has to have a much more solid economic government [...] with tools," Zapatero told a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in April. "I can't see a single market, a single currency, then not see an economic government with powers, with tools," he said (EurActiv 29/04/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/spain-push-economic-integration-eu-helm/article-181836)).

Diego López Garrido, Spain's secretary of state for EU affairs, echoed Zapatero when he said developing a new system to supervise the international financial system is an important goal of the Spanish Presidency.

The Spanish government is also expected to help facilitate the work of former Commissioner Mario Monti, who has been charged by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso with producing a reporthttp://www.euractiv.com/css/icons/extlink.gif (http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/469&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)on the status of the single market and strategies for moving it forward. According to the Italian, the key test for market economies, perhaps even for democracies, will be whether they can master growing inequalities triggered by ungoverned globalisation and aggravated by the crisis (EurActiv 04/12/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/socialeurope/crisis-may-boost-social-europe-treaty/article-187981)).

'Reflection group' on the EU's future
The Spanish Presidency will also coincide with the release in June 2010 of a report by a Reflection Group on the future of Europe established by the European Council on 17 December 2007.
The so-called 'group of wise men' is headed by Spain's former Socialist Prime Minister Felipe González. The group is responsible for outlining a vision for Europe between 2020 and 2030. It is expected to consult intensively with the Spanish Presidency given the tight time-frame and the shared political and geographical culture of those concerned.

Lisbon Treaty implementation
The EU's long-awaited Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on 1 December 2009, but the impact it will have on the rotating presidencies and the EU's institutional structure in general is yet to be clarified.
Herman Van Rompuy, the newly-appointed permanent president of the European Council, did not in fact chair the December 2009 summit of EU leaders. He will therefore intervene for the first time in his new capacity during an extraordinary summit on the economic situation in Europe in February 2010.

Moreover, both the president of the European Council and the Spanish Presidency will make use of the General Affairs Council (GAC) created by splitting the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) into a General Affairs Council (GAC) and a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). However, it is not yet clear who will have the ultimate say on the GAC's activities – probably the rotating presidency.

Delays are also to be expected on the part of High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, who will also be European commissioner for external relations. Although she has already made public appearances, she will only obtain full commissioner status once she has been voted in by the European Parliament, along with the rest of the Barroso II college of commissioners. The expected date for this to happen is 1 February 2010.

In the meantime, efforts to put in place the European External Action Service (EASS) are underway, with the goal of taking all major decisions by April 2010. According to some sources, EU leaders would like to put in place EASS as early as possible before the UK elections, expected in late spring.

During these defining moments, Spain will therefore be in a key position to determine how the various institutions relate to each other under the new treaty, especially for matters related to the EU's external representation and deciding the items on the Council agenda.
Diego López Garrido referred to the fact that novelties introduced under the Lisbon Treaty, such as the so-called 'citizens' initiative' aimed at triggering a legislative process based on a million signatures, so far exist only in theory. Spain aims to set precedents by developing those tools, he explained.

Spain will also be the first country to take the EU's helm under the incoming trio of presidencies, completed by Belgium and Hungary. The new trio follows on from the previous French, Czech and Swedish one. The extent and intensity of the cooperation with the Belgian and Hungarian Presidencies is likely to define the format of future trios. In November 2009, two Spanish diplomats were transferred to the respective Belgian and Hungarian ministries with the aim of liaising better over the trio
component.

European citizenship
The Spanish Presidency aims to ensure consistency with the Swedish Presidency and its flagship Stockholm Programme (EurActiv 26/11/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/socialeurope/parliament-approves-stockholm-programme-prison-add-ons/article-187730)) for freedom, security and justice, which was launched at the December 2009 European summit (EurActiv 14/12/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/sweden-revives-eu-homeland-security-plans/article-188280)).

López Garrido said his country will be pushing for the adoption of a non-discrimination directive, to fight against what he described as the worst sin in our societies – violence against women. "We want to address gender violence not only from a national, but from a European perspective," he said.

Zapatero has been at the forefront of attempts to address the issue of gender balance, and has done so through eye-catching measures such as forming a government in which women outnumber men nine to eight (EurActiv 14/04/08 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/elections/zapatero-elected-spanish-economy-falters/article-171591)). Spain is also planning to launch a European Observatory of Domestic Violence.

Europe in foreign affairs
The introduction of the Lisbon Treaty opens up a host of possibilities for increasing the international stature of the European Union, and according to preliminary statements, Spain will throw its weight behind achieving this goal. Spain will help High Representative Ashton to shape the structure of the new European External Action Service (EEAS), the future European diplomatic corps. But disagreements have already emerged regarding the timing and formation of this new service.

Moreover, the rotating presidency has now been formally stripped of its international role, since the treaties assign to both Van Rompuy and Ashton the task of representing the Union on the world stage. Spanish Secretary of State López Garrido said the Spanish government will contribute to strengthening rather than overshadowing the standing of the two new EU leaders.

This apparent discretion is at odds with the Spanish Presidency's stated intention to "enter the Guinness Book of Records with nine or 10 summits," according to López Garrido. The Spanish government has on its agenda EU summits with the US, Russia, Canada, and Mediterranean and Latin American countries.

Spain has been a proactive force in creating an EU Mediterranean dimension through the Barcelona Process (Euro-Mediterranean partnership) in 1995 and its successor, the Union for the Mediterranean, launched under the French Presidency in July 2008. Setting up the secretariat in Barcelona and selecting the first projects will be the Spanish Presidency's main objective, Zapatero said. In January 2010, the Committee of the Regions, a consultative body, will create a Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly and a closer partnership is likely to emerge with Morocco during a special summit.

Spain is also keen to strengthen relations between the EU and Latin America, with López Garrido claiming that Spain will organise a summit between the EU and all Latin American countries. This can be considered as a strategic priority considering Spain's economic interests in the region.

Cuba will also be on the agenda of the Spanish Presidency. Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos embarked in a two-day visit on 18-20 October 2009. The socialist government aims to challenge the common position which was agreed in 1996 on an initiative by then Prime Minister José Maria Aznar. This stance is likely to prove more divisive than initially expected due to the lack of improvement in civil liberties since Fidel Castro stepped down as Cuban leader in favour of his brother Raul.
Relations with the United States and the renewal of a strategic agreement with Russia are next on the Spanish Presidency's list of foreign priorities, Zapatero said.

The EU's enlargement to more countries will also remain high on the agenda, and the Council of Ministers will have to respond to Iceland's membership bid (EurActiv 09/12/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/eu-machinery-slows-iceland-accession-bid/article-188125)). It will also attempt to soothe relations between Macedonia and Greece (EurActiv 08/12/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/macedonia-eu-talks-decision-postponed-2010/article-188120)) and most crucially between the Republic of Cyprus and its Northern part within a tight time-frame (EurActiv 24/11/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/cyprus-months-anxiety-hope-ahead/article-187609)).

Moreover, Spain might also be questioned regarding its controversial stance on Kosovo, which its shares only with Cyprus, Greece, Romania and Slovakia (EurActiv 01/12/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/serbia-challenges-kosovo-independence-court/article-187872)).

Positions:

In an interview with Spanish newspaper La Gaceta, European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek expressed perplexity over the existing appeasing stance of the Spanish Presidency towards Cuba. "Nothing has changed in Cuba to justify a new position of the EU," he said.
Buzek added that "exchange of powers between Fidel [Castro] and his brother Raul has not benefited the citizens of the island, democratic change or relations with the EU".

Catherine Ashton, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, in a preparatory visit to Madrid on 3 December 2009 said that it was crucial for her "to have discussed in total cooperation with Spain the issues which were to be tackled with the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty".

"Spain will be the presidency which will define the future of the rotating presidencies," Ashton said, stressing that the logistics had also been discussed during a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos.

In a speech before Spanish ambassadors on 7 October 2009, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, said there are "four main priorities concerning the position of Spain and the position of Europe in the world: first, Latin America, finishing the association agreements in the context of the EU-Latin America summit; secondly, the Mediterranean: we must implement the Union for the Mediterranean, the secretariat and the first projects; thirdly, transatlantic relationships, the relationships with the United States, which we must and can renew with greater strength during the Spanish EU Presidency; and finally the renewal of a strategic agreement with Russia, as this is an essential country for stability and integration in Europe in a broad sense".

Speaking at the European Policy Centre think-tank on 8 December 2009, Spanish Secretary of State for EU Affairs Diego López Garrido said that "today we [the EU] are not a global player. We have some expressions of foreign policy. We have approved some important missions, we have adopted some political common positions, but we haven't got a real external policy in Europe".

Regarding the possible upgrading of relations between the EU and Cuba,
a Spanish diplomatic source speaking to Earth Times on 7 December 2009 stated that "it is not fair for Cuba to be subjected to constant scrutiny, when the EU does not do that with other countries which do not have ideal regimes such as Iran or North Korea".

Bruno Delaye, French ambassador to Spain, speaking before the French Senate on 9 December 2009 underlined how in the debate concerning the financial perspectives for 2014-2020, Spain “will defend the CAP, cohesion policy and the support for ultra-peripheral regions. Spain will receive less cohesion funds in the future. There are signals that Spain will be hostile to maintaining the British rebate. Nonetheless, the preservation of the CAP mobilises less attention in Spain than in France. Spanish public opinion does not share the same concerns on agriculture as French public opinion does. Spain has rejected its rural origins.”
Lorraine Mullally director of the British eurosceptic think-tank Open Europe stated that "the Spanish government's determination to push for new EU social legislation over the next six months and beyond should ring alarm bells at Westminster.

The UK Conservatives have said that if they win next year's election, they will fight for control over social and employment policy to be returned to the UK where it can be properly controlled closer the people it affects. This kind of legislation already represents a huge regulatory burden in the UK, and the Spanish government's talk of turning the EU into a 'factory of rights' tells us fundamental reform is more urgent than ever."

Carlos Buhigas Schubert, an analyst in the European Commission's Spanish Team Europe, stated (EurActiv 07/12/09 (http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/analyst-spanish-eu-presidency-agenda-unfocused/article-188087)) that "as frequently happens with presidencies, the agenda of the Spanish Presidency looks to me too ambitious and, as a result, rather unfocused. In my view it has set itself far too many objectives in too many areas, which will be difficult to achieve. However, a number of areas that will show a bit of colour will be the transatlantic agenda, EU relations with Latin America and a renewed debate on social policy, including issues that have been actively promoted by the current Spanish government like gender equality and the fight against domestic violence".

Nicolas Robin, director at Interel Cabinet Stewart, claims that, amongst the other, water sustainability will be a central theme of the presidency “the Spanish government will work on the strategy for water scarcity and droughts envisaged for 2012 and on the revision of the drinking water Directive. Steps will also be taken to promote the assessment and management of critical water-related problems such as extreme events (flood, excess water, water scarcity and accidental water pollution), climate change and endangered ecosystems.”

BusinessEurope Director-General Philippe de Buck stressed that restoring growth should be the first objective of the Spanish Presidency and the new European Commission. "The Lisbon Strategy was decided in 2000 at the height of the 'Internet bubble'. Decision-makers were perhaps too euphoric. In 2010 – under the Spanish Presidency – the Lisbon Strategy has to be renewed. We are still in the midst of the crisis, so we can expect the same ambitions but greater commitments. We have to urge for a strategy that puts Europe back on track."

A November paper drafted jointly by the three industry federations of Spain (CEOE), Belgium (FEB-VBO) and Hungary (MGYOSZ), proposed priorities which referred not simply to individual rotating presidencies, but rather to the whole trio. In addition to the aforementioned implementation of the Lisbon Treaty and forging a unitary foreign policy, the industry federation trio suggested: implementing structural reforms aimed at corporate competitiveness so as to establish new conditions for growth; securing energy supply and combating climate change; examining and putting forth a vision of the Europe that we want to continue to build.

ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, produced a paper suggesting the possible focus themes of the Spanish Presidency. It stresses that Spain should "pay serious attention to improving the single market; doing so would help create more jobs and help member states continue their recovery from recession".

"Key improvements that can be made to the single market include its extension to areas currently not included, such as the financial services sector. Currently, services make up almost 70% of GDP and employment in the EU's member states, yet there is very little trade in services: less than 5% of GDP," the paper stated.

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At West Point, Obama Presses for New World Order to Defeat Al Qaeda

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May 22, 2010

President Obama on Saturday vowed to press for a new international order "that can resolve the challenges of our times" and help the United States defeat Al Qaeda and other threats to freedom.

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President Obama on Saturday vowed to press for a new international order "that can resolve the challenges of our times" and help the United States defeat Al Qaeda and other threats to freedom.


Delivering the commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Obama ticked off a list of lofty goals this new order could accomplish; from combating violent extremism to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons to stemming climate change and sustaining global growth.


While saying he was "clear-eyed about the shortfalls" of the international system that has led many critics of the United Nations and other institutions to abandon multilateralism, Obama said the United States would move ahead on a policy of "national renewal and global leadership."


"We have succeeded by steering those currents in the direction of liberty and justice -- so nations thrive by meeting their responsibilities, and face consequences when they don't," he said.


Saturday's comments suggest the Obama administration may be ready to more vigorously court the international community's support, and further distance itself from the "distinctly American internationalism" pursued by George W. Bush.

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President Obama addresses graduates of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP)




The Bush administration lobbied for support on issues like the removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq, but at other times pursued unilateral action in defense of U.S. interests.


Obama said the United States would continue to pursue at least one Bush administration goal -- the defeat of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan -- and warned "there will be difficult days ahead." He also said international support would be a key to winning the battle.


"We will adapt, we will persist, and I have no doubt that together with our Afghan and international partners, we will succeed in Afghanistan," he said.


Presidents traditionally deliver the commencement address at a different military academy each year. Obama spoke last year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was the speaker last year at West Point.


Obama's speech Saturday comes as would-be terrorists have stepped up their efforts to attack the U.S, including the Christmas Day bombing plot and the attempted Times Square bombing last month. Obama is replacing his director of national intelligence after a Senate report revealed a number of intelligence failures in the failed Christmas Day plot.


In his commencement address at West Point, the president described the war against Al Qaeda as a "different kind of war," noting that the terrorist group doesn't lead a nation or a religion.


"There will be no simple moment of surrender to mark the journey's end -- no armistice or banner headline," he said. "Though we have had more success in eliminating Al Qaeda leaders in recent months than in recent years, they will continue to recruit, plot, and exploit our open society."


"So the threat will not go away soon, but let's be clear: Al Qaeda and its affiliates are small men on the wrong side of history," he said. "We need not give in to fear every time a terrorist tries to scare us."


"We are the United States of America. We've repaired our union, faced down fascism, and outlasted communism. We have gone through turmoil and come out stronger, and we will do so once more," he said.


In his speech, Obama outlined some of the broad principles that will be in the national security strategy he'll unveil next week.


Six months ago, Obama spoke at West Pont to outline his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to revive a struggling war effort while aiming to start handing over security roles to Afghan forces by July 2011.


Obama is going to need Republicans and Democrats to compromise to continue his plan. Corruption in Afghanistan President Hamid Karazi's government and his threat to reach out to the Taliban have left Democrats in no mood to approve a supplemental funding bill that the White House would like to pass by Memorial Day. Some of them are demanding money to help states avoids teacher layoffs and Republicans are objecting to that.


Obama's commencement address was the third one this year. Earlier this month at Hampton University, he told the mostly black graduating class they have a duty to help less fortunate black people to get ahead. And in his graduation speech at the University of Michigan, he called for more civil political discourse, warning that extremism on the left and right was making it difficult to compromise.


Fox News' Wendell Goler contributed to this report.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/22/obama-focus-wars-abroad-speech-west-point-graduates/

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Will the European Union Survive? (http://www.bible-prophecy-today.com/2010/05/will-european-union-survive.html)



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There has been a flurry of negative news about the health of the European Union. It seems like everything that could possibly go wrong has done so. The outlook is so bad, some economists are talking about the eventual demise of the European Union.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mmyoHPEE4Yc/S_rVU1rZInI/AAAAAAAAEuk/8FS-uCMTRJA/s320/a.jpgAngela Merkel, German chancellor, told Parliament in Berlin that the Eurozone crisis was the greatest test for the European Union since its creation. “It is a question of survival,” she said. “The euro is in danger. If the euro fails, then Europe fails. If we succeed, Europe will be stronger,” said Merkel.

Mario Draghi, the head of the Bank of Italy who chairs the Financial Stability Board coordinating international regulatory reform, appealed for countries not to abandon a joint approach. “At this critical moment it is vital that we continue to work together on reforming the international financial system and maintain our faith in international cooperation,” he told the Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebe05a22-6322-11df-99a5-00144feab49a.html).

The greatest problem facing the EU is one of trust in how the sixteen members of the common currency accumulate sovereign debt. Since there is no control mechanism for what each member spends to fund its government, the organization is based on an honor system - which has been a disaster.

EU members are required to keep their budget deficits to around 3 percent. Greece has a deficit of 13 percent of GDP, and there is no indication that it will ever be able to manage its budget. Greece has a proven track record of defaulting on its foreign debt obligations.

Greece is a welfare state with some of the most outrageous benefits. A Greek firefighter can retire at the ripe old age of 45. While people riot in other parts of the world for political freedom, the Greeks picket and strike over the right to receive government handouts. Germans, with a proven record of a strong work ethic, are grinding their teeth over having to help subsidize their southern neighbor.

Global markets have nosedived over fears that the European debt crisis could lead to a replay of the freezing-up of financial markets we witnessed in 2008. Banks in Europe are afraid to lend money to each other because they don't know what would happen to each other if Greece is forced to default.

Europe's banks are probably in far worse shape than American banks before the housing bubble burst. Over here, when someone defaulted on a mortgage, at the least the bank could reclaim a house. German banks, with loans to other nations, have nothing to foreclose on.

In March, I said, "The most likely outcome of the Greece debt crisis will be a Band-aid in the form of some kind of loan guarantee from an outside financial organization." This scenario has happened. The EU and the International Monetary Fund joined together to create a trillion-dollar slush fund for Greece and other nations. I also said it won't be enough, and "another crisis is certain to quickly follow." We might get a respite of a few months by kicking the can down the street, but you can't fix the debt problem by giving nations like Greece more credit.

We are at a very interesting point in history. The Bible said there would be a reformation of the Roman Empire, and that it would lead to the advent of the Antichrist. It doesn't seem possible for the EU to collapse into ashes. No matter how bad it gets, the union is going to survive.

The Bible tells us there will be a final world power that will have an extremely weak power base. In the vision given to Nebuchadnezzar and interpreted by Daniel, it is described as iron mixed with clay - meaning this government will have a connection to the Roman Empire, and it will be highly flawed. Out of this mess will come the most cunning and ruthless dictator the world has ever seen.

A partial breakup of the EU might actually benefit the progression of Bible prophecy. Scripture tells us that there will be ten kings who will give their power to the Antichrist. We currently have twenty-seven members of the EU, so something needs to happen to draw the number of leaders down to the magic number. The crisis we see now could be what triggers the final realignment.
"And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast" (Rev: 17:10).

"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled" (Rev 17:17 (http://bible.logos.com/passage/nasb/Rev%2017.17)).




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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Putin Calls for New “Eurasian Union” (http://www.bibleprophecyblog.com/2011/10/putin-calls-for-new-eurasian-union.html)

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Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of Russia, is intent on building a "Eurasian Union" of ex-Soviet states, according to an article in the Izvestia newspaper on Tuesday.

He outlined his first foreign policy initiative in the article, in expectation of becoming Russia's next president in the March 2012 election.

Last month, he announced that he will run and, considering his current public approval ratings, he will likely win.

An existing Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will remove all barriers to trade, capital, and labor movement between these countries next year. Putin said that he will build on this union to achieve an even higher integration level in the Eurasian Union. The Customs Union would expand to include Central Asian republics of Kyrgystan and Tajiskistan, Putin also said.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8JHl-Xo-Yg4/ToyZv6WY79I/AAAAAAAAJZ0/4q5mDM2mKQs/s200/wor_putin.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8JHl-Xo-Yg4/ToyZv6WY79I/AAAAAAAAJZ0/4q5mDM2mKQs/s1600/wor_putin.jpg)Trade and political disputes between Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors, along with armed conflicts such as the 2008 war with Georgia, have resulted in problematic relationships. Speaking to the reluctance of some of Russia's neighbors to join the Customs Union because they did not want to appear to contradict their decision to forge a bond with Europe, Putin said this was a wrong choice. He explained that the Customs Union, and the future Eurasian Union, would be the European Union's partner in discussing the formation of a common economic space.

"Membership in the Eurasian Union, apart from direct economic benefits," he said, "will enable its members to integrate into Europe faster and from a much stronger position."

His initiative arrives as Russia is nearing the end of its 18-year-old negotiations to join the World Trade Organization. He made no attempt to conceal his apprehension about the global trade watchdog.

"The process of finding new post-crisis global development models is moving forward with difficulty. For example, the Doha round (of international trade talks) has practically stopped. There are objective difficulties inside the WTO," he wrote.

Russia's bid to join the WTO in 2009 was muddled when Putin said that Russia would form the Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan instead. A reason for the new initiative will have to be given to WTO members.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Will a Revived Roman Empire Be Felled by Greece? (http://www.bibleprophecyblog.com/2011/10/will-revived-roman-empire-be-felled-by.html)

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Ever since the first financial restructuring for Greece was arranged in 2010, Europe has been front-page news. In recent months, instabilities have escalated to the point where the survival of the euro (the common currency of 17 member countries of the European Union (EU) is being questioned. In fact, will the European Union even survive in its current form?

Many analysts are extremely pessimistic about the fate of Europe. They conclude that the current monetary and government budget arrangements of the individual EU member nations and that of the broader, supra European institutions such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and lately the EFSF (European Financial Stability Facility) are incompatible and are sure to lead to financial disaster.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uuy6vO-UgCo/TpcXFFA0d0I/AAAAAAAAJcA/nFH1QZJGARs/s200/200px-Eurozone.svg.png (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uuy6vO-UgCo/TpcXFFA0d0I/AAAAAAAAJcA/nFH1QZJGARs/s1600/200px-Eurozone.svg.png)No doubt, there exists very serious debt imbalances and economic sustainability issues within the current membership of the European monetary union. Indeed, the current conditions are not sustainable. Economically-strong nations such as Germany and the Netherlands, have generally been reliant upon their more profligate euro-zone member countries for export demand - such as Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and others. This is only possible if export-surplus nations like Germany are also willing to provide what amounts to vendor financing to these buyers of their goods.

Incidentally, this is the same type of imbalance that has emerged between China (and other Asian export nations) and the United States. America is able to buy Chinese goods so long as China in turn buys U.S. bonds (debt) or facilitates the purchase of U.S. debt by other surplus nations. For the moment, the anguished focus of financial markets is upon Europe. However, before long … once the European conflagrations have quieted … the focus of the global financial community will again turn to the shaky finances of the U.S. and its states (i.e. Wisconsin, California … etc.).

However, back to Europe: Here, the deficit countries had continued to be net importers, thanks to the surplus funding of the exporting nations in Europe. That this state of affairs could not last was not a surprise. In this type of system, the chasm between the lenders and borrowers becomes so large that the debts in relation to the servicing capability of the debtor nation is so large and impossible; that the whole merry-go-round comes to a panicked stop. This, in short, explains the main structural impossibility that underlies the current Eurozone and the cause for recent financial market calamities. But, what next?

Some economic analysts are sure that the current “Common Europe” project is finished and unsalvageable. This may be the case. Without a doubt, recapitalizations of various European banks will be required. Frankly, there is no way of knowing just which countries will need to go through a bail-out or restructuring. Suffice it to say that European leaders are extremely frightened at present.

Do recent events shed any light on the Revived Roman Empire theories that are popularly held amongst many Bible prophecy students? Frankly, no.

Readers will be familiar with the “10 kings” (mentioned or pictured in at least 5 prophecies found in both the Old and New Testaments) that come together in the last days to form a world-ruling coalition. We have published a number of articles on this topic in the past. (As a primer, please access the article "Searching for the Last-day 10 Kings (http://www.eternalvalue.com/adownload/MET_0610.pdf)" on our website).

In our case, we do not assign a 100% probability to the scenario that all 10 “kings” will come from modern-day Europe. Nevertheless, it may very well happen that all 10 members will come from Europe. It is a very plausible theory. Yet, it is possible that other outcomes are possible as these are not precluded by the Bible. All the same, we still do not believe that recent financial fireworks provide any helpful information on this prophetic question.

There are a number or reasons why we are of this view. Firstly, crises have been - and must continue to be - a necessary part of the Europe project. It is only during crisis that the collective will-power and urgency will be sufficient to move a unified Europe forward, thus gradually whittling down the individual sovereign powers of each of the individual nations. This realization was always in the mind of the leaders behind this “Common Europe” movement. For example, said Romano Prodi, EU Commission President in December 2001:


“I am sure the Euro will oblige us to introduce a new set of economic policy instruments. It is politically impossible to propose that now. But some day there will be a crisis and new instruments will be created.”Secondly, it is very plausible that Europe breaks apart into several sub-groups of countries. For example, one economic research firm holds the view that a group of northern nations headed by Germany will split off. They would have their own currency (dubbed the “neuro”). Southern European nations will also form their own group (these generally being the countries with deficits) as they desperately will want their own currency that they can then devalue (this currency being dubbed the “sudo”). Other groups could splinter off, as well.

Anything is possible at this stage. It may very well occur that a smaller group of 10 nations will now emerge (rather than the current EU membership of 27, which never did fit the “10 king” prototype of Scripture). It remains conjecture.

Though we cannot draw any firm conclusions about the future steps to the final “10 king coalition”, this one observation is certainly true: Huge and rapid geopolitical changes are very possible during this current period of global upheaval and economic instabilities.

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The purpose of this thread is to show how fast two unknowns can come into the EU and control most of Europe.

Both of these individuals are soon to be replaced, that is of course if the EU does not crumble and restructure. If the EU does crumble because of the EU economy, make no mistake it will restructure and so will the currency.

Both of these individuals have been attempting to negotiate peace in the middle east.


Who Are You !


How Fast Could the Antichrist arise to Power out of a Revised Roman Empire ?


The current president of the EU makes more money then Obama. Do you even know who he is ??.

Second in command is the EU Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy she currently has more powers then Obama. Yet no one has ever heard of these two individuals. Why did the EU choose them ??

Believe it or not, the EU Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is arguably the most powerful political person on earth. She technically controls the armies of Europe, she determines what is classified and what is not. She has more powers then Caesar had over Rome in his day.

http://www.assembly-weu.org/en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/txt/text.php?annee=2010&PHPSESSID=cd876795be13d63d5a03c153f770439e

Keep your eye on the two key positions in the EU:

The President and the EU Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqovTGjYjM4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y2VrhjWj9E


http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/eu-creates-historic-undemocratic-new-president-of-europe-post/


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EU CREATES HISTORIC & UNDEMOCRATIC NEW POST — “PRESIDENT OF EUROPE”



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http://flashtrafficblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/vanrompuy1.jpg?w=300&h=228 (http://flashtrafficblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/vanrompuy1.jpg)Van Rompuy: non-entity, or ruthless political operator?



On Thursday, I was sitting in a hotel room in Turkey watching the live press conference in which the European Union made an “historic” decision to create a “President of Europe.” (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/ts_nm/us_eu_president_5)

They chose Belgium Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy over Britain’s Tony Blair. If you’re thinking, “van who?”, don’t worry — you’re not alone.

In one of the most undemocratic developments in recent history, the new leader of a half-billion Europeans is a name only 12% of them have even heard of (http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2009-11/15525899-european-citizens-speak-out-on-the-first-european-president-only-12-of-the-europeans-know-herman-van-rompuy-european-citizens-favorite-candidate-w-007.htm). He was chosen unanimously by a council of other EU leaders, not by popular vote, and will take office January 1, 2010. Now that I’m home,

I’m contemplating how quickly an unknown can rise to a position of great power. All this comes quickly on the heels of the historic passage of the EU “Lisbon Treaty” earlier this month. Noted the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/europe/04europe.html): “A landmark agreement aimed at giving the European Union a global stature on par with major powers like the United States and China cleared its last major hurdle on Tuesday….The treaty’s supporters contended that it was vital because the union’s rulebook was drawn up before the bloc began to expand, taking in 12 new nations since 2004. Its critics, however, contend that the document encroaches on national sovereignty and threatens to turn the European Union into a monolithic superstate.”

We are watching the emergence of an increasingly unified and powerful Roman empire continue unabated, just as Bible prophesy tells us to expect in the “last days.”

Immediate implication of the move: van Rompuy’s “election/selection” will accelerate Turkey’s dramatic shift from NATO ally to ally of Iran, Syria and Russia. Why? Van Rompuy is an avowed opponent (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/20/eu-president-turkey-reaction) of Turkish entrance into the EU and the Turks are furious.

Some U.S. and European analysts are horrified by the selection of van Rompuy, ridiculing him as a bland dolt and claiming EU bureaucrats missed a great opportunity to select Blair and make the new presidential post truly a global game-changer. Such analysts are missing the point. EU leaders didn’t bumble into this appointment. They are determined to create an unrivaled superpower.

They are determined to create the world’s most powerful political position in the presidency. But they want an EU-fanatic, not a British lone ranger. I’d never heard of van Rompuy until Thursday, but I have no doubt the EU leaders who chose him unanimously knew exactly what they were doing. I expect this guy to be a problem for the U.S., for freedom, and for Israel. Time will tell for certain.

Worth noting are some early press analyses of van Rompuy — not exactly favorable:


The London Telegraph says, “Herman Van Rompuy’s quirky exterior conceals a ruthless political operator who will stop at nothing to get his way as president of the European Union.” (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/6616399/Herman-Van-Rompuy-quirky-exterior-conceals-sharp-operator.html) Excerpts: “The ‘ideal candidate,’ said Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, for bring “consensus and cohesion” to a fractious EU of 27 member states. In reality, and behind his harmless, eccentric and literary persona, Mr Van Rompuy, 62, is a sharp political operator who is not above using dirty tricks to stymie his opponents. Europe’s leaders may find to their cost that the man they chose to chair their EU summits possesses dark arts that will be turned against anyone, such as an incoming Conservative prime minister, who challenges the Brussels consensus. Last year, six months before becoming prime minister, he abused his position as speaker of the Belgian parliament to cancel a politically inconvenient debate. To make doubly sure that MPs would be silenced, he had the locks on the plenary chamber’s doors changed so deputies could not get into their own parliament. The tactic was described by opposition MPs as a ‘coup d’etat.’ On another occasion, Mr Van Rompuy did not turn up in his office for a week to avoid opening a letter from opposition MPs demanding a debate. His skill as camouflaging himself as essentially harmless disarmed Gordon Brown who dropped British concerns over his federalist politics to allow him into the EU President post. Mr Van Rompuy is a supporter of the creation of an EU federal state, with its own anthem, flag and with powers to collect taxes on car fuel or financial transactions from Europe’s citizens."




The U.K. Independent quotes a colleague of van Rompuy who says, “He… operates in the shadows.” (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/herman-van-rompuy-profile-belgiums-diffident-haiku-poet-steps-from-the-shadows-1824102.html)
Time magazine calls van Rompuy’s rise to power a case of “the bland leading the bland,” notes that 11 months ago, even few in Belgium knew who he was (http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/wl_time/08599194115500)
But the European Voice notes he is a “shrewd political operator” who outfoxed Tony Blair for the top post (http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2009/11/the-belgian-who-will-lead-the-eu-/66496.aspx)
Sky News: Blair loses out to Rompuy as EU president (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091119/twl-blair-loses-out-to-rompuy-as-eu-pres-3fd0ae9.html)
Lady Ashton to Replace Solana as EU foreign policy chief (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134527)

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134527#.Tr02eFaBRXs

Belgium PM to Head EU, Lady Ashton to Replace Solana

The European Union has elected its first full-time president, and a new foreign policy chief. Neither has extensive foreign policy experience.


By Hana Levi Julian
First Publish: 11/20/2009, 10:09 AM / Last Update: 11/20/2009, 10:23 AM



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The European Union has elected Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the body's new full-time president after years of rotating the post on a monthly basis. Lady Catherine Ashton was elected to replace Javier Solana as the EU's foreign policy chief.

Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, elected unanimously by the 27-member entity on Thursday, assumes his post on December 1. A Flemish politician, age 62, Van Rompuy has been politically active since his youth, but has only been prime minister since December 2008. He was chairman of the Christian People's Party, a center-right Flemish party, from 1988 to 1993, and Budget Minister from 1993 to 1999. He is seen as a budget hardliner, with little expertise in foreign relations.


Baroness Catherine Ashton, Trade Commissioner to the EU for the United Kingdom, age 53, is a British Labour politician who has served in various lower-echelon government offices over the past decade. She was appointed in June 2007 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council, and in October 2008, was nominated as the UK's European Commissioner in the European Commission. According to Reuters, she is "virtually unknown in Britain" and has had little foreign affairs experience, but is adept at trade issues. Ashton also has a degree in economics.


Neither of the new leaders has extensive experience in the field of foreign relations, which has raised concern among critics, who content the pair have too low an international profile. There also appears to be no record of either candidate having any specific interactions with the State of Israel.


The leaders of France and Germany both strongly backed the appointments -- and both strongly oppose Turkey's admission to the European Union. French President Nicolas Sarkozy praising the choice as a "very wise decision" to elect a leader from "an important country but not one of the most important countries, so that no one will feel excluded." German Chancellor Angela Merkel adding "We got a candidate who brings consensus and whose political competence has long been tested and tried throughout his political career."

Impact for the Middle East?

Turkish Parliament member Onur Oymen told reporters he was concerned about what the election meant for his nation's hopes of entering the European Union. In an interview with the BBC, Oymen noted that Van Rompuy had "said a few years ago that he was totally against Turkish membership because of religious and cultural reasons."


The Qatar-based Aljazeera news network quoted Van Rompuy as saying during Belgian parliamentary debate five years ago, "Turkey is not a part of Europe and will never be part of Europe... The universal values which are in force in Europe, and which are fundamental values of Christianity, will lose vigor with the entry of a large Islamic country such as Turkey."
Analysts have said that it may be the growing disaffection with the EU and the West that has pushed Turkey towards closer relations with Iran and its more radical Muslim neighbors in the Middle East. As it has continued tightening ties with Syria and Iran, Turkey has increasingly distanced itself from Israel and the United States.



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November 11th, 2011



This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

One of the constants of history is that man seems to learn nothing from the constants of history.

Another is that nothing lasts forever. In fact, when viewed against the backdrop of mankind's time on earth, most things don't last very long. Especially empires. A couple of centuries, maybe three or four, is about as long as a dominant political system or culture can make it.

The more diverse and 'multicultural' (albeit a modern term) it is, the more tenuous and uncertain its lifespan.

Nowadays, we don't really think in terms of empires. The 20th century saw the demise of both the Ottoman and British "Empires." Things move too fast and the world is too interconnected and interdependent for an empire to have time to take root.

That's why it should come as no surprise that the 'empire' foretold in Bible prophecy for these last days may blossom faster and be more fluid in structure than those of the past. I'm referring to the predicted revival of the Roman Empire that Daniel described when interpreting the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar. He said that the final dominant system would rise out of the ruins of the old Roman Empire and that the Antichrist will rise out of that people and culture.

Now, most of you know that I have long held that that final empire will be some form of a European confederation of which Rome will be the center. This week, I'm going to explain further why I believe this and look at how unbelievably accurate Daniel's prediction is turning out to be.

I'm referring to his portrayal of that empire as "ten toes of iron mixed with clay," thus making it partly strong and partly weak. We need look no further than today's European Union. With more than 500 million people in a single market, it is, at once, the world's largest economy, yet it teeters on the verge of total economic collapse.

With Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and now Italy facing catastrophic failure -- failure that may pull down the EU and much of the world with it -- it's very possible that the EU of today may not resemble the EU of next year. But there need not be total collapse to provide opportunity for the emergence of the Antichrist, complete economic chaos will do nicely, too.

Once again the prophets have peered across thousands of years and accurately described the events they saw unfolding in the future -- which, I believe, is our "today."

Over the years on my television programs, we've reported on earthquakes across the world -- places like Turkey, Iran, the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean, Asia, Japan, the Caribbean, and South America. Lately, though, we've been reporting on them in odd places like Missouri, Washington, D.C., and, now, Oklahoma. Though these quakes have not been as catastrophic as those in Sumatra and Japan, for instance, that literally moved land masses several feet and tilted the earth on its axis, they are notable because of Jesus Christ's prediction that in the last days we would see earthquakes in "various places." Of course, the implication here is that the earthquakes would occur in lots of different places and, probably, unusual places, at that.

Speaking of unusual places, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is now telling us that it has finally uncovered evidence of a nuclear program fully engaged in weaponization in a most unusual place: Iran. Of course, the IAEA is probably the only organization in the world that thinks Iran is an 'unusual' place for this discovery. Everyone else has known for years that it's happening. Most of the West, though, simply refused to acknowledge it.

In response to this week's IAEA report, the US is apparently going to follow its usual leadership tactic of late: leading from behind. However, rumor has it that it may have given the tacit 'green light' to Israel to go ahead and strike Iran before it's too late. This has led to great debate in Israel, not over whether to attack Iran -- most of the leadership now seems to be in agreement on that -- but, rather, whether to drop its longstanding policy of "nuclear ambiguity." That intentional veil of uncertainty has been a cornerstone element in Israel's survival strategy for decades. But their decision to remove that doubt -- if they decide to do so -- may signal the Israelis' realization that they pretty much stand alone in the world.

Finally, if you visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., you may notice something missing: God. To correct this deliberate omission, Rep. Bill Johnson of Ohio has introduced legislation to have President Franklin D. Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer, which was broadcast live to the nation on the evening of June 6, 1944, displayed at the memorial. It is not unusual for an American president to call the nation to prayer, but it is unusual for the President to personally deliver that prayer, all 6 minutes of it, broadcast live nationally.

That prayer proved to be such a unifying and uplifting moment at a truly historic turning point in the war, that Congressman Johnson felt like it was a travesty not to include it in a memorial to the sacrifices made by Americans in World War II. And he felt like it was an even greater travesty when the Obama Administration publicly objected. They claimed that the prayer's inclusion at the memorial will "dilute its message" and its ability to inspire visitors.

Congressman Johnson responded that the Administration's objection, "boggles my mind."

Well, It disgusts me, too, but it doesn't surprise me. This denial of the spiritual heritage of our nation has been going on for a long time, but it is intensifying as we approach the end of this age. Folks, it's time for the true believers in America to stand up and be counted. If we don't, the spiritual and moral precepts upon which this great nation is founded -- and their expression by our nation's leaders -- will soon be as rare as the mention of God at the World War II Memorial.

That will be a sad day, indeed.

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Hal Lindsey

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Europe" Arise?

2011 11 13


Source: endoftheamericandream.com (http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/from-the-ashes-of-the-collapse-of-the-eurozone-will-a-united-states-of-europe-arise)

All over Europe, headlines are declaring that the eurozone is on the verge of collapse. Many people falsely assume that this will mean the end of the euro and a return to national currencies. Unfortunately, that is not going to be the case at all. Instead, this is going to be yet another example of how the elite attempt to bring order out of chaos. The European elite have no intention on giving up on a united Europe.

Rather, they hope to be able to bring to life a new "United States of Europe" out of the ashes of the existing eurozone. Over the coming months we will see widespread panic and fear all across Europe. The euro will likely sink like a rock and there will probably be huge financial problems in Europe and all around the globe. But for the European elite, a great crisis like this represents a golden opportunity to tear down the existing structures and build new ones. The solution that the European elite will be pushing will not be to go back to the way that Europe used to be. Instead, they will be pushing the idea of a much more tightly integrated Europe really hard.

Of course it will not be called "the United States of Europe", but that is definitely what they have in mind.

But they know that the people of Europe will never go for this solution unless they feel enough fear and pain first.

Right now, the stage is being set for the coming financial crisis in Europe. All over the EU, media outlets are priming Europeans to expect the worst. For example, the following comes from an article in the Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8882812/Eurozone-collapse-will-send-continent-into-depression.html)....


The collapse of the eurozone would cause a crash that would instantly wipe out half of the value of Europe’s economy, plunging the continent into a depression as deep as the 1930s slump, the president of the European Commission has warned.

Some newspapers are even warning that a financial "armageddon" is coming. Just check out the following excerpt from an article in the Express (http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/283060)....


PREPARATIONS were under way last night for the break-up of the euro as Europe’s debt crisis spiralled out of control.

As Treasury officials worked through the night to soften the impact on Britain, David Cameron warned that the single European currency was facing its “moment of truth”.

Business Secretary Vince Cable went further and spoke about “Armageddon” while Brussels officials warned that the chaos threatened to plunge us all into a new recession.

If you can believe it, many among the European elite may actually be looking forward to the collapse of the current eurozone structure.

Why?

Well, it will give them the opportunity to implement something new.

A financial crisis is only temporary, but many among the European elite believe that they can build a "new Europe" which will last for ages.

News outlets all over Europe are already reporting on rumors that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been "secretly plotting" to create a "new eurozone" that will exclude some of the weaker nations such as Greece and Italy.

For instance, the following is from an article that just came out in the Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8882643/France-plots-eurozone-breakaway-group.html)....


France is drawing up plans to create a breakaway organisation of eurozone countries with its own treaty, parliament and headquarters – a move that could significantly undermine the existing European Union.

That same article in the Telegraph is also already preparing readers to accept that the ultimate solution to the coming financial crisis will be to "strengthen the union between eurozone countries"....


France and Germany are understood to want to strengthen the union between eurozone countries with new taxes and legal measures to stop nations borrowing and spending too much in future.

But what is not being said in these articles is that Germany and France have no intention of leaving anyone out in the long run. They just want some of the weaker countries to be afraid of being "left out" of the "new club" so that they will agree to a much more tightly integrated Europe and to all of the new rules that Germany and France plan to impose.

Mark my words. Financially weaker countries such as Italy and Greece will eventually join the new "economic bloc" that Germany and France are setting up.

But before any of this happens, a lot of these debt problems in Europe are going to be allowed to play out, the euro is probably going to sink like a rock, and chaos is going to be allowed to reign all over the continent for a short period of time.

The cold, hard reality of the matter is that the current structure of the eurozone simply does not work and it should have never come into existence in the first place. A recent article posted on Crackerjack Finance (http://crackerjackfinance.com/2011/11/europe-must-decide-its-future-%E2%80%93-self-induced-financial-crisis-has-led-europe-to-the-brink/) summarized some of the problems with the existing eurozone structure very nicely....


The problems of the Eurozone’s flawed construct are now completely exposed. A block of 17 sovereign nations have adopted a common currency and outsourced monetary policy to a common central bank. Yet each of the 17 sovereign nations have different comparative advantages, industries, debt levels, interest rates, budget deficits, labor market rules, and tax policies. Reflecting on all the differences, it is amazing that the Eurozone has survived in the current construct for over a decade.

But instead of going back to national currencies, the elite of Europe are convinced that it is time for a "United States of Europe (http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-united-states-of-europe-a-proposed-economic-government-would-integrate-europe-to-a-degree-not-seen-since-the-roman-empire)" that will be much, much more tightly integrated.

An article in the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/09/european-debt-crisis-eurozone-breakup) recently quoted Angela Merkel as saying that the solution to the problems that Europe is facing is going to "mean more Europe, not less Europe"....


Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said the situation had become "unpleasant", and called for eurozone members to accelerate plans for closer political integration. "It is time for a breakthrough to a new Europe," she said. "Because the world is changing so much, we must be prepared to answer the challenges. That will mean more Europe, not less Europe."

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has been even bolder (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/09/european-debt-crisis-eurozone-breakup) in his calls for Europe to "unite"....


The president of the European commission, José Manuel Barroso, issued a new call for the EU to "unite or face irrelevance" in the face of the mounting economic crisis in Italy. "We are witnessing fundamental changes to the economic and geopolitical order that have convinced me that Europe needs to advance now together or risk fragmentation. Europe must either transform itself or it will decline. We are in a defining moment where we either unite or face irrelevance," he said.

To facilitate this process, new politicians are being put into place all over Europe that will be sympathetic to the "united Europe" agenda of the European elite.

In Italy, Silvio Berlusconi is out (http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/arrivederci-berlusconi), and it looks like he will be replaced by economist Mario Monti.

Monti studied at Yale, he is a member of the European Commission, he is the chairman of the Trilateral Commission in Europe and he is also a member of the Bilderberg Group.

In Greece, George Papandreou is out, and Lucas Papademos has been put into power.

Papademos taught at Harvard, and he previously served as governor of the Greek central bank, as a vice president of the European Central Bank and as a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission.

It is funny how people from these same elitist organizations always seem to pop up in positions of power, isn‘t it?

With men like these in position, it will be much easier for the European elite to get the rest of the continent to make the transition to the "new Europe".

But what will a "new Europe" look like? Well, a Daily Mail article from a while back entitled "Rise of the Fourth Reich, how Germany is using the financial crisis to conquer Europe (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026840/European-debt-summit-Germany-using-financial-crisis-conquer-Europe.html)" contained the following sobering assessment of what much deeper economic integration for Europe would mean....


This would entail a loss of sovereignty not seen in those countries since many were under the jackboot of the Third Reich 70 years ago.

For be in no doubt what fiscal union means: it is one economic policy, one taxation system, one social security system, one debt, one economy, one finance minister. And all of the above would be German.

That doesn‘t sound good.

But that is what the elite always want.

They always want more power and more control.

Right now, the people of Europe are not ready to go along with the whole "new Europe" thing.

So that means that there is going to have to be a lot of chaos, pain and fear first.

A financial collapse is most definitely coming to Europe.

It is going to be tremendously unpleasant.

But after it is over, the European elite are hoping that they will finally have what they have always wanted - a "new Europe" that is more tightly integrated than it has been at any point since the fall of the Roman Empire.

Source: endoftheamericandream.com (http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/from-the-ashes-of-the-collapse-of-the-eurozone-will-a-united-states-of-europe-arise)

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