JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
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ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT BREAKDOWN BY THE BIBLE
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DANIEL 7:8,24
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn,(WORLD DICTATOR) before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(EITHER THE EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR BOOTS 3 ORIGINAL COUNTRIES FROM THE 6 FOUNDING MEMBERS OR THE DICTATOR TAKES OVER THE WORLD ECONOMY BY CONTROLLING 3 WORLD TRADE BLOCS)
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950
Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man.
No one will enter the New World Order... unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation.- David Spangler Director of Planetary Initiative United Nations.
THE EU WORLD DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(EU WORLD DICTATOR) and he that sat on him had a bow;(PEACE) and a crown was given unto him:(WORLD LEADER) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he (FALSE POPE) causeth all,(WORLD SOCIALISM) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
OTHER EU OUT STORIES I DONE
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http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/06/the-united-kingdom-leave-stay-vote-in.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/06/today-is-big-day-will-britain-remain-in.html
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT BREAKDOWN BY THE BIBLE
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2013/01/obama-close-to-iran-create-muslim-state.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/04/the-eu-or-european-union-is-test-run.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2012/03/10-world-trade-blocs-world-government.html
DANIEL 7:8,24
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn,(WORLD DICTATOR) before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(EITHER THE EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR BOOTS 3 ORIGINAL COUNTRIES FROM THE 6 FOUNDING MEMBERS OR THE DICTATOR TAKES OVER THE WORLD ECONOMY BY CONTROLLING 3 WORLD TRADE BLOCS)
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950
Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man.
No one will enter the New World Order... unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation.- David Spangler Director of Planetary Initiative United Nations.
THE EU WORLD DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(EU WORLD DICTATOR) and he that sat on him had a bow;(PEACE) and a crown was given unto him:(WORLD LEADER) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he (FALSE POPE) causeth all,(WORLD SOCIALISM) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
EU army? New security strategy says bloc should ‘go beyond NATO’-Published time: 29 Jun, 2016 20:17-© Michaela Rehle-RT
The EU should develop military autonomy from NATO and take a stronger role on the global stage as it must be able to “repel, to respond and to protect,” a new EU security strategy says, encouraging closer military cooperation within the union.The EU cannot any longer rely on NATO on various security issues and must instead develop an ability to “act autonomously if and when necessary,” a document named European Union Global Strategy says as it outlines new foreign policy and security proposals for the EU.“As Europeans we must take greater responsibility for our security. We must be ready and able to deter, respond to and protect ourselves against external threats,” the paper, drafted by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, says.“While NATO exists to defend its members — most of which are European — from external attack, Europeans must be better equipped, trained and organized to contribute decisively to such collective efforts, as well as to act autonomously if and when necessary,” it adds.The document, presented to the European leaders at the European Council meeting on June 28, also sets ambitious goals for the Union in the face of new external security challenges that, according to the paper, range from so-called Russian “aggression” and Ukrainian crisis on the eastern borders of the block to terrorism and social and political turmoil in the Middle East and Africa.“An appropriate level of ambition and strategic autonomy is important for Europe's ability to foster peace and safeguard security within and beyond its borders,” it says.“A fragile world calls for a more confident and responsible European Union, it calls for an outward- and forward-looking European foreign and security policy,” the document emphasizes, admitting at the same time that the Union itself faces an “existential crisis.”German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets members of 4th Company, Rapid Action Force Medical Service (SES) of the German armed forces, Bundeswehr, at an army barracks in Leer, Ostfriesland, Germany © Fabian Bimmer Merkel wants Germany military budget boosted to counter ‘external threats’-“Our Union is under threat. Our European project, which has brought unprecedented peace, prosperity and democracy, is being questioned,” it reads.“A more credible European defense is essential also for the sake of a healthy transatlantic partnership with the United States,” the document also states. The US now subsidizes European defense by vastly outspending all other NATO members and paying about 75 percent of the bloc’s spending.In the meantime, the paper also actively encourages European countries to increase their defense spending and create strong defense industry that would become a basis of the union’s future military autonomy.“Investment in security and defense is a matter of urgency,” it states, stressing that “defense cooperation must become the norm.”EU should “systematically encourage defense cooperation and strive to create a solid European defense industry, which is critical for Europe’s autonomy of decision and action,” the paper adds, stressing that member states must channel "a sufficient level of expenditure to defense, make the most efficient use of resources, and meet the collective commitment of 20 percent of defense budget spending devoted to the procurement of equipment and research & technology,” if they want to be able to cope with external threats.The paper doesn’t explicitly mention the creation of an EU army that would require a change to the European constitution and international treaties but it actively calls for removing all barriers that could hamper the union’s military capabilities.“We must develop the capacity for rapid response also by tackling the procedural, financial and political obstacles which prevent the deployment of the battle groups, hamper force generation and reduce the effectiveness of … military operations,” it says.At the same time, the work on the document was also kept secret as the UK was preparing to hold a referendum on its EU membership out of fears that it could affect the outcome and shift the balance in favor of the “Leave” campaign because the UK previously opposed creating an EU army.Meanwhile, EU officials repeatedly voiced the idea of forming the Union’s own armed forces. On June 26, the head of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Elmar Brok, said that the EU needs a common military headquarters that could pave the way for a united EU armed force, which would make the block’s policy much more effective and strengthen its role in the world.In 2015, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for the creation of a united European army, which he said would be aimed at “deterring” Russia and strengthening the alliance.With its own army, EU would also be able to protect “peace in a member state or in a neighboring state,” he said at that time.In the meantime, a Pew poll has shown Europeans are weary of hard power and are reluctant to boost defense spending, despite the commitment to do so by their governments.
Europe needs united army, EU parliament committee head urges after Brexit-Published time: 26 Jun, 2016 08:32-© Radu Sigheti-RT
The idea of a common European military headquarters has been revived by the head of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, shortly after the UK’s citizens voted in favor of Brexit.“We need more cooperation in the European defense policy,” Elmar Brok told Die Welt.The new armed forces could be modeled after the Franco-German model, making European foreign policy much more effective, Brok believes.“We need a common (military) headquarters and a coalition (of EU countries) acting in accordance with the permanent structural cooperation of the EU Treaty. From such a group an EU army could eventually emerge,” said Brok.A united EU armed force would “strengthen the role of Europeans in [global] security and defense policy, make Europe fulfill better its responsibilities in the world and would also achieve more synergies in defense spending,” the MEP said.The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee acknowledged that at present an EU army is not possible due to legal restraints and restrictions, and creating one would imply making changes to the European constitution and international treaties. The European Parliament would also have to be given ancillary powers.French admirals back Brexit as it would "put the screeching brakes on" 'dangerous' EU army https://t.co/OR9uM4GaQ2pic.twitter.com/NeaSgE5FFy— RT UK (@RTUKnews) June 13, 2016-Next week, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and vice-president of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, is expected to present a new “global strategy” of European foreign and security policy.The draft document will be delivered at a meeting of EU heads of state or government. The new military concept is being called to replace the European Security Strategy (ESS) policy document enacted in 2003.European leaders regularly speak in favor of boosting military spending, citing looming “Russian aggression” against the NATO member states in Eastern Europe.On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany should substantially increase its defense spending.The EU cannot rely on the transatlantic partnership with the US to deal with “external threats,” the chancellor said.#Merkel wants #Germany military budget boosted to counter 'external threats' https://t.co/0Wf7PGMePnpic.twitter.com/3h8DfWBYvl— RT (@RT_com) June 22, 2016-“Sure enough this means that a country like Germany, which today spends around 1.2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, and the United States, which spends 3.4 percent of GDP for defense will have to converge,” Merkel said.A Pew poll has shown Europeans are weary of hard power and are reluctant to boost defense spending, despite the commitment to do so by their governments.Europeans name ISIS & militarization (not Russia) as biggest threat – Pew poll https://t.co/pW3L4aI2MJpic.twitter.com/sQcUWWJSp8— RT (@RT_com) June 14, 2016-Deterring an “aggressive Russia” with an increased military presence in Europe has been the stated goal of NATO since 2014, but public opinion in Europe doesn’t seem to buy the plan. According to the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey, people in Europe don’t see Russia as a major threat and don’t see hard power as a viable solution either for tensions with Moscow, or for international terrorism, a threat they consider the biggest to Europe.
Beware the Blair: Former PM hints at role in ‘extraordinarily complex’ EU Brexit talks-Published time: 1 Jul, 2016 10:23-RT
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says it would not be “sensible” to put a pro-Leave campaigner in charge of EU Brexit negotiations, hinting he may want a role in the talks himself.Writing in the Telegraph, Blair warns the “nation is in peril,” saying the narrowness of the vote has left the 48 percent of Brits who voted Remain “completely disenfranchised.”Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (R) and former British prime minister Tony Blair. © Chip East The Bill & Tony Show: Clinton & Blair to join forces to battle Brexit-The former PM says the person who leads the negotiations should not be Euroskeptic, but instead have a “high level sense … of the things that might be compromised, the things that are red lines.”The Telegraph column is likely to be seen as an offer by Europhile Blair, who in 2009 tried and failed to become EU president, to play a part in negotiations.In what may be a pitch for a job, he says negotiators must act with “serious statesmanship” and have intimate knowledge of how leaders of EU countries are feeling.Some members want a quick divorce, while others favor a delay in triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the formal process by which Britain would leave the bloc, he says.“There is going to be a negotiation of extraordinary complexity where there are a thousand devils in every detail. Those we used to call ‘our European partners’ are, unsurprisingly, divided and uncertain themselves.”Blair is urging Conservative Party leadership contenders to act with “genuine patriotic regard” to the country’s future, saying his own Labour Party is “effectively disabled.”“To allow us to come safely through this we need to be adult in our politics, to proceed with calm, maturity and without bitterness; because our future as a nation in the world and as the UK itself is at stake.”He added: “On the Leave side, there are some who are triumphalist and some more inclined to reach out. Those Leave leaders now so powerful within the politics of our nation should demonstrate they are in ‘reach out’ mode fast.”Blair says Britain should keep “all our options open” as the British people “have a right to change their mind,” but insisted that is not an argument for another referendum.He has also condemned UKIP leader and Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s outburst in the European Parliament this week, when he accused MEPs of being “in denial” about the failure of the bloc.“Don’t underestimate the damage having Nigel Farage address the European Parliament in that way does to our interests. Remember who has to agree to any new deal for Britain: the European Parliament.”
REVEALED: The EU's £1TRILLION plans kept secret until AFTER the referendum-EUROPEAN Union leaders are preparing to unveil a raft of unpopular changes and power grabs in announcements delayed until after Britain's EU referendum.By SIOBHAN MCFADYEN-UPDATED: 08:03, Fri, Jul 1, 2016-EXPRESS
As Britain voted to leave the EU, Brussels leaders begin plans to set out their new military strategy, believed to include plans for a controversial EU army.And they will announce how they intend to spend their £1trillion budget for the next seven years this week after 'delaying' their proposals until after the referendum.They will also present a raft of measures that cover everything from their plans to introduce EU border checks and the accession to the European Convention of Human Rights.According to insiders, politicians from the 28 member states have been waiting for months as bureaucrats dragged their heels on settling their draft budget and tabling a number of key proposals.The budget proposals, known as the multi-annual financial framework, were shelved at the last minute last month.A source said: "Commission officials said there was 'no link' between the delay and the British referendum but parliamentarians see it as an effort to avoid a discussion of EU spending before the crucial vote."It had already delayed the presentation of its mid-stream review of the EU’s seven-year budget plan until the autumn so as not to fuel British Eurosceptic arguments before the referendum."The fact that it's on the table just days after the vote says a lot."Bulgarian economist and administrator Kristalina Georgieva, currently serving as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, notified members of the European Parliament’s budget committee that her team needed more time to complete their proposals blaming the issue on the migrant crisis.At the time they denied there was any link to the British referendum insisting they had to look at migration-related expenses, including financial assistance to Turkey and Africa before settling on their proposals.However the committee plans to hold the extraordinary meeting in Brussels just a week after the UK has cast its vote. And part of that meeting will look at immigration proposals which will also go before the committee.The EU is proposing to set up an "Entry/Exit System" to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States to enable police checks.It isn't right for the European Union to have capabilities, armies, air forces and all the rest of it-But the whole delay sparked concerns amongst politicians from member states, including Italy.“There’s a kind of a deflection of attention to some issues,” said Mercedes Bresso, an Italian MEP from the Socialists and Democrats group.He added the British vote had caused “delay in some debates and that now is not the moment to create more problems.”Also on the agenda post the crucial EU vote is a proposal for new EU guidelines on labour rules across the Union.These were supposed to have been introduced by Employment Commissioner Marianne Thyssen in December 2015 but were stalled due to the referendum.And Eurocrats have been also been stalling EU-Canada and EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade agreements which could account for President Barack Obama's intervention in the debate.While another topic that’s set to come back on the agenda is the EU’s accession to the European Convention of Human Rights, an international treaty on human rights that includes several European countries but not the EU as a whole.Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to make sure the UK is exempt from the court’s rulings and therefore the decision was knocked off the EU agenda. A Commission spokesperson said the EU was currently in a “period of reflection” over how to proceed with the accession.But some in the Parliament’s committee on human rights are eager to see the issue debated.“The agreement has to be negotiated again,” said Cristian Preda, a Romanian MEP on the committee. “The accession of the EU to the Convention was seen from the very beginning as a very long process.”EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will present top-secret plans which would see new European military and operational structures, including a headquarters.Ms Mogherini's proposals say “security and defence is where a step change is most urgent.“The EU can step up its contribution to Europe’s security and defence."Our external action must become more joined up across policy areas, institutions and member states. Greater unity of purpose is needed across the policy areas making up our external action.”However three years ago David Cameron said he would resist such a plan.He said: "It makes sense for nation states to co-operate over matters of defence to keep us safer."But it isn't right for the European Union to have capabilities, armies, air forces and all the rest of it. "We need to get that demarcation right."
The EU should develop military autonomy from NATO and take a stronger role on the global stage as it must be able to “repel, to respond and to protect,” a new EU security strategy says, encouraging closer military cooperation within the union.The EU cannot any longer rely on NATO on various security issues and must instead develop an ability to “act autonomously if and when necessary,” a document named European Union Global Strategy says as it outlines new foreign policy and security proposals for the EU.“As Europeans we must take greater responsibility for our security. We must be ready and able to deter, respond to and protect ourselves against external threats,” the paper, drafted by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, says.“While NATO exists to defend its members — most of which are European — from external attack, Europeans must be better equipped, trained and organized to contribute decisively to such collective efforts, as well as to act autonomously if and when necessary,” it adds.The document, presented to the European leaders at the European Council meeting on June 28, also sets ambitious goals for the Union in the face of new external security challenges that, according to the paper, range from so-called Russian “aggression” and Ukrainian crisis on the eastern borders of the block to terrorism and social and political turmoil in the Middle East and Africa.“An appropriate level of ambition and strategic autonomy is important for Europe's ability to foster peace and safeguard security within and beyond its borders,” it says.“A fragile world calls for a more confident and responsible European Union, it calls for an outward- and forward-looking European foreign and security policy,” the document emphasizes, admitting at the same time that the Union itself faces an “existential crisis.”German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets members of 4th Company, Rapid Action Force Medical Service (SES) of the German armed forces, Bundeswehr, at an army barracks in Leer, Ostfriesland, Germany © Fabian Bimmer Merkel wants Germany military budget boosted to counter ‘external threats’-“Our Union is under threat. Our European project, which has brought unprecedented peace, prosperity and democracy, is being questioned,” it reads.“A more credible European defense is essential also for the sake of a healthy transatlantic partnership with the United States,” the document also states. The US now subsidizes European defense by vastly outspending all other NATO members and paying about 75 percent of the bloc’s spending.In the meantime, the paper also actively encourages European countries to increase their defense spending and create strong defense industry that would become a basis of the union’s future military autonomy.“Investment in security and defense is a matter of urgency,” it states, stressing that “defense cooperation must become the norm.”EU should “systematically encourage defense cooperation and strive to create a solid European defense industry, which is critical for Europe’s autonomy of decision and action,” the paper adds, stressing that member states must channel "a sufficient level of expenditure to defense, make the most efficient use of resources, and meet the collective commitment of 20 percent of defense budget spending devoted to the procurement of equipment and research & technology,” if they want to be able to cope with external threats.The paper doesn’t explicitly mention the creation of an EU army that would require a change to the European constitution and international treaties but it actively calls for removing all barriers that could hamper the union’s military capabilities.“We must develop the capacity for rapid response also by tackling the procedural, financial and political obstacles which prevent the deployment of the battle groups, hamper force generation and reduce the effectiveness of … military operations,” it says.At the same time, the work on the document was also kept secret as the UK was preparing to hold a referendum on its EU membership out of fears that it could affect the outcome and shift the balance in favor of the “Leave” campaign because the UK previously opposed creating an EU army.Meanwhile, EU officials repeatedly voiced the idea of forming the Union’s own armed forces. On June 26, the head of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Elmar Brok, said that the EU needs a common military headquarters that could pave the way for a united EU armed force, which would make the block’s policy much more effective and strengthen its role in the world.In 2015, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for the creation of a united European army, which he said would be aimed at “deterring” Russia and strengthening the alliance.With its own army, EU would also be able to protect “peace in a member state or in a neighboring state,” he said at that time.In the meantime, a Pew poll has shown Europeans are weary of hard power and are reluctant to boost defense spending, despite the commitment to do so by their governments.
Europe needs united army, EU parliament committee head urges after Brexit-Published time: 26 Jun, 2016 08:32-© Radu Sigheti-RT
The idea of a common European military headquarters has been revived by the head of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, shortly after the UK’s citizens voted in favor of Brexit.“We need more cooperation in the European defense policy,” Elmar Brok told Die Welt.The new armed forces could be modeled after the Franco-German model, making European foreign policy much more effective, Brok believes.“We need a common (military) headquarters and a coalition (of EU countries) acting in accordance with the permanent structural cooperation of the EU Treaty. From such a group an EU army could eventually emerge,” said Brok.A united EU armed force would “strengthen the role of Europeans in [global] security and defense policy, make Europe fulfill better its responsibilities in the world and would also achieve more synergies in defense spending,” the MEP said.The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee acknowledged that at present an EU army is not possible due to legal restraints and restrictions, and creating one would imply making changes to the European constitution and international treaties. The European Parliament would also have to be given ancillary powers.French admirals back Brexit as it would "put the screeching brakes on" 'dangerous' EU army https://t.co/OR9uM4GaQ2pic.twitter.com/NeaSgE5FFy— RT UK (@RTUKnews) June 13, 2016-Next week, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and vice-president of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, is expected to present a new “global strategy” of European foreign and security policy.The draft document will be delivered at a meeting of EU heads of state or government. The new military concept is being called to replace the European Security Strategy (ESS) policy document enacted in 2003.European leaders regularly speak in favor of boosting military spending, citing looming “Russian aggression” against the NATO member states in Eastern Europe.On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany should substantially increase its defense spending.The EU cannot rely on the transatlantic partnership with the US to deal with “external threats,” the chancellor said.#Merkel wants #Germany military budget boosted to counter 'external threats' https://t.co/0Wf7PGMePnpic.twitter.com/3h8DfWBYvl— RT (@RT_com) June 22, 2016-“Sure enough this means that a country like Germany, which today spends around 1.2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, and the United States, which spends 3.4 percent of GDP for defense will have to converge,” Merkel said.A Pew poll has shown Europeans are weary of hard power and are reluctant to boost defense spending, despite the commitment to do so by their governments.Europeans name ISIS & militarization (not Russia) as biggest threat – Pew poll https://t.co/pW3L4aI2MJpic.twitter.com/sQcUWWJSp8— RT (@RT_com) June 14, 2016-Deterring an “aggressive Russia” with an increased military presence in Europe has been the stated goal of NATO since 2014, but public opinion in Europe doesn’t seem to buy the plan. According to the Pew Research Center’s Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey, people in Europe don’t see Russia as a major threat and don’t see hard power as a viable solution either for tensions with Moscow, or for international terrorism, a threat they consider the biggest to Europe.
Beware the Blair: Former PM hints at role in ‘extraordinarily complex’ EU Brexit talks-Published time: 1 Jul, 2016 10:23-RT
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says it would not be “sensible” to put a pro-Leave campaigner in charge of EU Brexit negotiations, hinting he may want a role in the talks himself.Writing in the Telegraph, Blair warns the “nation is in peril,” saying the narrowness of the vote has left the 48 percent of Brits who voted Remain “completely disenfranchised.”Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (R) and former British prime minister Tony Blair. © Chip East The Bill & Tony Show: Clinton & Blair to join forces to battle Brexit-The former PM says the person who leads the negotiations should not be Euroskeptic, but instead have a “high level sense … of the things that might be compromised, the things that are red lines.”The Telegraph column is likely to be seen as an offer by Europhile Blair, who in 2009 tried and failed to become EU president, to play a part in negotiations.In what may be a pitch for a job, he says negotiators must act with “serious statesmanship” and have intimate knowledge of how leaders of EU countries are feeling.Some members want a quick divorce, while others favor a delay in triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the formal process by which Britain would leave the bloc, he says.“There is going to be a negotiation of extraordinary complexity where there are a thousand devils in every detail. Those we used to call ‘our European partners’ are, unsurprisingly, divided and uncertain themselves.”Blair is urging Conservative Party leadership contenders to act with “genuine patriotic regard” to the country’s future, saying his own Labour Party is “effectively disabled.”“To allow us to come safely through this we need to be adult in our politics, to proceed with calm, maturity and without bitterness; because our future as a nation in the world and as the UK itself is at stake.”He added: “On the Leave side, there are some who are triumphalist and some more inclined to reach out. Those Leave leaders now so powerful within the politics of our nation should demonstrate they are in ‘reach out’ mode fast.”Blair says Britain should keep “all our options open” as the British people “have a right to change their mind,” but insisted that is not an argument for another referendum.He has also condemned UKIP leader and Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s outburst in the European Parliament this week, when he accused MEPs of being “in denial” about the failure of the bloc.“Don’t underestimate the damage having Nigel Farage address the European Parliament in that way does to our interests. Remember who has to agree to any new deal for Britain: the European Parliament.”
REVEALED: The EU's £1TRILLION plans kept secret until AFTER the referendum-EUROPEAN Union leaders are preparing to unveil a raft of unpopular changes and power grabs in announcements delayed until after Britain's EU referendum.By SIOBHAN MCFADYEN-UPDATED: 08:03, Fri, Jul 1, 2016-EXPRESS
As Britain voted to leave the EU, Brussels leaders begin plans to set out their new military strategy, believed to include plans for a controversial EU army.And they will announce how they intend to spend their £1trillion budget for the next seven years this week after 'delaying' their proposals until after the referendum.They will also present a raft of measures that cover everything from their plans to introduce EU border checks and the accession to the European Convention of Human Rights.According to insiders, politicians from the 28 member states have been waiting for months as bureaucrats dragged their heels on settling their draft budget and tabling a number of key proposals.The budget proposals, known as the multi-annual financial framework, were shelved at the last minute last month.A source said: "Commission officials said there was 'no link' between the delay and the British referendum but parliamentarians see it as an effort to avoid a discussion of EU spending before the crucial vote."It had already delayed the presentation of its mid-stream review of the EU’s seven-year budget plan until the autumn so as not to fuel British Eurosceptic arguments before the referendum."The fact that it's on the table just days after the vote says a lot."Bulgarian economist and administrator Kristalina Georgieva, currently serving as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, notified members of the European Parliament’s budget committee that her team needed more time to complete their proposals blaming the issue on the migrant crisis.At the time they denied there was any link to the British referendum insisting they had to look at migration-related expenses, including financial assistance to Turkey and Africa before settling on their proposals.However the committee plans to hold the extraordinary meeting in Brussels just a week after the UK has cast its vote. And part of that meeting will look at immigration proposals which will also go before the committee.The EU is proposing to set up an "Entry/Exit System" to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States to enable police checks.It isn't right for the European Union to have capabilities, armies, air forces and all the rest of it-But the whole delay sparked concerns amongst politicians from member states, including Italy.“There’s a kind of a deflection of attention to some issues,” said Mercedes Bresso, an Italian MEP from the Socialists and Democrats group.He added the British vote had caused “delay in some debates and that now is not the moment to create more problems.”Also on the agenda post the crucial EU vote is a proposal for new EU guidelines on labour rules across the Union.These were supposed to have been introduced by Employment Commissioner Marianne Thyssen in December 2015 but were stalled due to the referendum.And Eurocrats have been also been stalling EU-Canada and EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade agreements which could account for President Barack Obama's intervention in the debate.While another topic that’s set to come back on the agenda is the EU’s accession to the European Convention of Human Rights, an international treaty on human rights that includes several European countries but not the EU as a whole.Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to make sure the UK is exempt from the court’s rulings and therefore the decision was knocked off the EU agenda. A Commission spokesperson said the EU was currently in a “period of reflection” over how to proceed with the accession.But some in the Parliament’s committee on human rights are eager to see the issue debated.“The agreement has to be negotiated again,” said Cristian Preda, a Romanian MEP on the committee. “The accession of the EU to the Convention was seen from the very beginning as a very long process.”EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will present top-secret plans which would see new European military and operational structures, including a headquarters.Ms Mogherini's proposals say “security and defence is where a step change is most urgent.“The EU can step up its contribution to Europe’s security and defence."Our external action must become more joined up across policy areas, institutions and member states. Greater unity of purpose is needed across the policy areas making up our external action.”However three years ago David Cameron said he would resist such a plan.He said: "It makes sense for nation states to co-operate over matters of defence to keep us safer."But it isn't right for the European Union to have capabilities, armies, air forces and all the rest of it. "We need to get that demarcation right."
