FINLAND TAKES OVER EU PRESIDENCY

1- 6 dead in Romania storms.2-Monserrat Volcano at level 4. 3-EU-Israel should free Hamas monisters. 4-Finland takes over EU presidency for the next 6 months.

LUKE 21:26
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Six dead, nine missing after storms in northern Romania Sat Jul 1, 6:57 AM ET


VIENNA (AFP) - Six people are dead and nine missing after a strong storm hit northern Romania overnight, Suceava county prefect Orest Onofrei has said. Four members of one family in the village of Arbore were carried away in seconds after a small river burst its banks, witnesses said.Our priority is to find those missing and to pick up the corpses of animals to prevent the spread of diseases,
Agriculture Minister Gheorghe Flutur, who travelled to the area during the night, told journalists Saturday.Several hundred houses were damaged, as well as a number of roads.Only last week, floods in northern Romania killed 12 people died and another three were missing.

LUKE 17:28-30
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

Montserrat volcano now at level 4 alert ,Thursday June 29 2006


Scientists at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) have reported that there is an ongoing swarm of volcanic earthquakes at shallow depths,“the likes of which have not been seen at the MVO for years. Monday, the governor’s office released a press
statement stating that Montserrat’s authorities have increased the volcanic alert to level 4.According to the statement, “This comes in the wake of increased seismic activity this past weekend, which is still ongoing. This reported seismic activity increases the possibility of serious eruptive activity that could affect some inhabited areas. This reported ongoing swarm of volcanic earthquakes could possibly lead to a dome collapse or explosive events. It is because of this exact reason that the volcanic alert level on Montserrat has been increased.

Due to this recent increase in the volcanic alert level, St. George’s Hill, located in the day time entry zone, is closed until further notice. After a meeting at the governor’s office on Monday, the emergency policy group decided to close St. George’s Hill; this means that there should be no entry to this area at all until further notice. The office went on to advise, Anyone entering points south of the Belham Valley, other than Iles Bay Hill, should, for their own safety and as a precaution, register at the Salem Police Station before crossing the Belham Valley. Residents of Iles Bay Hill were further reminded that they should not attempt to cross the Belham Valley during heavy rain or increased volcanic activity.

For those residents of Salem, a highly populated village living close to the boundaries of the exclusion zone, there is no change in risk levels. The level of risk associated with this area is currently categorised as low on the chief medical officer’s scale. Director of the MVO, Dr. Sue Loughlin, said as usual it was hard to predict exactly what would be the outcome of this current increase in volcanic activity. As a result, the MVO is monitoring this increased activity closely.
Residents of Montserrat are paying keen attention to the Soufriére Hills Mountain to find out what will come of this ongoing swarm of shallow volcano tectonic earthquakes.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMANS) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he( The Roman EU,President) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(7 YRS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Israel should free Hamas ministers -EU president
01 Jul 2006 09:30:29 GMT

More BERLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Israel should release dozens of detained Palestinian officials and the Palestinians should free immediately an Israeli soldier, the new Finnish EU president was quoted as saying on Saturday.I am very concerned about developments in the Middle East. The only way to resolve the conflict is to return to the negotiating table," Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said in an interview with Germany's Die Welt newspaper.

On Saturday Vanhanen took over from Austria as the head of the rotating presidency of the 25-member European Union.I call on the Palestinians to immediately release the Israeli soldier they took hostage. At the same time, Israel must halt its military operations, free the Palestinian ministers and members of parliament and stop destroying civilian infrastructure in the Palestinian territories,he said.

Finland gives 2nd suspension warning in 2 days

Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said on Friday that the European Union could suspend entry talks with Turkey during his country's presidency of the bloc if Ankara fails to meet the Union's accession requirements.There's always the possibility to stop the negotiations, Vanhanen told reporters in Helsinki, a day before Finland takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the 25-nation bloc from Austria.Vanhanen's warning was the second in two days following a similar one from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on ThursdayI believe Turkey realizes that. Otherwise it will become a difficult question during Finland's presidency,
Vanhanen said reiterating that Ankara has to fulfill all its commitments, referring to the need for Turkey to open its airports and harbors to Greek Cypriot vessels by the end of the year and implement reforms on fundamental freedoms in Turkey.

Turkey put reservations on the implementation of the Ankara Protocol which extends the Customs Union to the 10 new members of the EU, including Greek Cyprus. It refuses to allow Greek Cypriot ships and planes to use its ports and airports until the crippling international isolation of the Turkish Cypriots is ended.The EU gave Turkey the green light to open membership talks in October but Ankara has accused the Union of obstructing its bid to join by linking the speed of its membership negotiations with demands that it recognize EU-member Greek Cyprus.Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot-controlled south and a Turkish Cypriot-controlled
north since 1974, when Turkey intervened on the island to stop an Athens-backed coup by supporters of union with Greece (enosis).

A blueprint for peace and reunification on Cyprus was approved by Turkish Cypriots but rejected by Greek Cypriots in separate referendums in April 2004.

Finnish agenda for term presidency

As well as the European Union's membership talks with Turkey, Finland also intends to concentrate on the Union's prospects and efforts to improve energy cooperation with Russia during its six-month presidency of the bloc.Vanhanen said on Friday that he hopes his country's leadership will breathe fresh air into the EU, currently in the doldrums. He vowed to offer the EU more transparency to help it reconnect with its citizens, especially after France and the Netherlands voted last year to reject the bloc's constitution.Finnish officials said they intend to push more open access to EU minister's meetings and public access to documents. We believe we have a lot to give to the presidency, he told reporters. The Union is useful and necessary for its citizens. It must have a clear mandate, a clear legitimacy.

Vanhanen said Finland also seeks to prioritize more research and development issues as a way to boost job growth and that he'll work towards better coordination on innovations, notably on patent protection measures.The Russian energy issue will also top its agenda as the 25-nation bloc is heavily dependent on Russian energy imports and several members experienced shortages last winter during a gas pipeline dispute between Ukraine and Russia.This will be Finland's second turn as EU president since it joined in 1995. Its 1999 chairmanship saw the Union declare Turkey an official candidate and open talks with Romania and Bulgaria.Greek Cyprus: Turkey will decide whether road to EU remains open

The newly appointed Greek Cypriot foreign minister stressed on Friday that it's entirely up to Turkey to decide whether the road towards the EU remains open. Turkey has to help itself. Ankara can't expect Greek Cyprus or any other European country to help and at the same time jeopardize its own course towards the EU,Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas added.Touching on the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives' (COREPER) decision on Wednesday to open the chapter on the Customs Union in Croatia's accession talks but not for Turkey, Lillikas described the EU move as a practical assurance. That decision was expected. The EU has warned Turkey to meet its European obligations, he said, expressing the Greek Cypriot administration's wish for Turkey to continue its course towards Europe.

Rasmussen: Candidates should consider EU absorption capacity

Danish Premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated on Friday that EU candidate states should take the bloc's absorption capacity into consideration. Delivering a speech at an EU Parliament speakers' meeting in Copenhagen, at which Turkey is represented by Bulent Arinc, Rasmussen expressed his opposition to proposals to draw the final borders of the 25-nation bloc, suggesting the implementation of new criteria and standards for incoming member states by also taking into account the Union's absorption capacity.Rasmussen also ruled out further EU enlargement before there's approval of the proposed EU constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in separate referendums last year.I find it unrealistic to begin new rounds of accession talks before the EU constitution is approved, said the Danish premier, underlining that the views presented in the constitution will also be a determining factor in further enlargement.Rasmussen, however, did express his support for the enlargement process, saying, We have to keep the promises made to candidate states. Suggesting further debates on the process, the Danish premier said, We aren't afraid of discussing the enlargement issue and holding discussions doesn't mean that we'll suspend the process.

ABHaber 01.07.2006 The New Anatolian