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)
EU DICTATOR (WORLD LEADER)
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3-7
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed,(EU WORLD DICTATOR)the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
REVELATION 17:12-13
12 And the ten horns (NATIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.(SOCIALISM)
13 These have one mind,(SOCIALISM) and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
REVELATION 6:1-2
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:(PEACE) and he that sat on him had a bow;(EU DICTATOR) and a crown was given unto him:(PRESIDENT OF THE EU) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(MILITARY GENIUS)
2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-12
9 Even him,(EU WORLD DICTATOR) whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,(THE FALSE RESURRECTION BY THE WORLD DICTATOR) that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
GENESIS 49:16-17-POSSIBLY A JEW FROM DAN KILLS THE DICTATOR AT MIDPOINT OF TRIB
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
ISAIAH 57:20
20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
REVELATION 13:1-10
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.(THE EU AND ITS DICTATOR IS GODLESS)
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.(DICTATOR COMES FROM NEW AGE OR OCCULT)
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;(MURDERERD) and his deadly wound was healed:(COMES BACK TO LIFE) and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE WORLD THINKS ITS GOD IN THE FLESH, MESSIAH TO ISRAEL)
4 And they worshipped the dragon (SATAN) which gave power unto the beast:(JEWISH EU DICTATOR) and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?(FALSE RESURRECTION,SATAN BRINGS HIM TO LIFE)
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.(GIVEN WORLD CONTROL FOR 3 1/2YRS)
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,(HES A GOD HATER) to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.(HES A LIBERAL OR DEMOCRAT,WILL PUT ANYTHING ABOUT GOD DOWN)
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,(BEHEAD THEM) and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.(WORLD DOMINATION)
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.(WORLD DICTATOR)
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.(SAVED CHRISTIANS AND JEWS DIE FOR THEIR FAITH AT THIS TIME,NOW WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE BUT DURING THE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH, PEOPLE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH (BEHEADINGS) FOR THEIR BELIEF IN GOD (JESUS) OR THE BIBLE.
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 (ROMANS IN AD 70) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMANS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he( EU ROMAN, JEWISH DICTATOR) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:( 7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,( 3 1/2 YRS) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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.
EU SUPERSTATE NEAR: Schulz vows to create Brussels finance minister in MASSIVE power grab-SPD leader Martin Schulz has said the European Union will have its own finance minister to oversee the Euro, as a series of controversial reforms is set to extend the bloc’s powers.-By Rebecca Pinnington-UPDATED: 21:52, Fri, Jan 12, 2018-express
In an initial coalition agreement with Angela Merkel’s CDU, Mr Schulz’s SPD has backed an “investment budget” for the euro, as well as turning the ESM bailout mechanism into a European Monetary Fund under parliamentary control.Speaking to broadcaster ZDF, Mr Schulz declared: “The paper is a turnaround for European politics. There will be a European finance minister.”Leading CDU figures including Angela Merkel had initially expressed doubts about whether such a figure would have too much power, but she appears to have backed down in a significant concession to europhile Mr Schulz.The announcement is a huge success for French president Emmanuel Macron, who proposed the sweeping EU reforms, including the creation of a Euro finance minister.And the agreement between Germany’s two largest parties sees them commit to developing “common positions with France on all important questions of European and international politics”.Mr Macron has expressed some scepticism about the CDU-SPD propositions for EU reform, as he personally does not back the creation of a European Monetary Fund, believing it is enough to make some minor changes to the ESM.However the plans bring Germany much closer to his views on the Eurozone - meaning Angela Merkel is highly likely to throw her weight behind his vision, which also includes an EU army and shared defence budget in a bold vision for Europe.After the 28-page document was unveiled on Friday morning, Mr Schulz said: “Together, we are determined to use Germany's strength, both economically and politically, to make Europe a grand project again. This is our common goal.”Martin Schulz demands a 'United States of Europe' by 2025-EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is delighted with the pro-European deal. He said: “In terms of the substance I'm very happy with what the CDU/CSU and the SPD have agreed. It is a significant, positive, forward-looking contribution to European policy debate in Europe.”The creation of a European finance minister could be the first step in former European parliament president Mr Schulz’s dream for a federal Europe.At the SPD conference in December 2017, he laid out his desire to create a United States of Europe within eight years, telling party delegates: “I want there to be a constitutional treaty to create a federal Europe.”In the same speech, he vowed the SPD would take an active role in shaping European policy, refusing to give a say to more conservative figures such as former finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble.The SPD membership will vote on the deal at a party congress set for January 21.
Germany's NIGHTMARE COALITION: Merkel forced to hand over MORE cash to fund EU superstate-A MARATHON 24-hour negotiating session in Berlin looks like it will result in a new government in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the helm.-By Allan Hall-UPDATED: 14:12, Fri, Jan 12, 2018-EXPRESS
She has reportedly forged an alliance between her conservative CDU party and the centre left SPD – ending months of political limbo and staving off the prospect of a new general election.But the coalition will still have to be approved by the titans of both parties. And, as part of the deal, Mrs Merkel has been forced to give in to europhile SPD leader Martin Schulz’s demands for a huge cash windfall to the European Union to help prop up the Eurozone.According to Reuters, the agreement will see the government “commit to strengthening the Eurozone in close partnership with France”.The report added: “Parties support devoting specific budget funds for economic stabilisation, social convergence and structural reform support in the Eurozone.”It adds the parties will commit to developing “common positions with France on all important questions of European and international politics”.And last month Mr Schulz said he wanted a United States of Europe with eight years.He told party delegates in December: “I want there to be a constitutional treaty to create a federal Europe.”The former EU president added: “The SPD is needed for a just and innovative Europe. “Our country cannot afford another four years of European policy à la [former conservative Finance Minister] Wolfgang Schäuble.”French leader Emmanuel Macron has also called for an EU army and shared defence budget in a bold vision for Europe.He has also demanded a eurozone budget and a finance minister. These initiatives will now surely be backed by the German coalition giving more power to a France and Germany powered Brussels.The SPD will vote on any final deal at a party congress for January 21.Then, if the broad outline for a government is approved, more political horse trading will ensue to decide who gets what ministry, taxation, health and environmental issue.The business bible Handelsblatt reported: “The last exploratory round of talks took more than 24 hours, but now an end is on the way. The party leaders of the Union and the SPD have apparently agreed on contentious issues in financial and refugee policy.”The talks were held at Willy Brandt House in Berlin, the SPD party HQ. By dawn on Friday both sides were still haggling over the details of power sharing.French MEP: Merkel coalition would benefit Europe"It is progressing in mini-steps, but it is still tough," said the Bild newspaper website.Mrs Merkel’s allies in Bavaria, the Christian Social Union, were said to be talking through the night and holding up a final agreement.“The CSU is holding up everything,” said one SPD negotiator. “Otherwise we would have had a deal sooner.”The SPD ruled in coalition with Mrs Merkel for the past four years but was heavily punished by voters in last autumn’s poll, causing party leader Mr Schulz to declare it would serve the public better to Benin opposition.But when the chancellor was unable to form a new administration with the business friendly FDP party and the Greens the biggest economy in Europe was put on hold and political decision making was deadlocked.Given Germany’s importance on the continent - and the world stage - Mr Schulz was persuaded to enter talks for the good of the country.The stakes for the latest talks were high given the changing political landscape in Germany.The election in September saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the country's third largest party and enter the German parliament for the first time.The latest talks - the sixth round - were made up of party and group chairmen who have drafted a 30 page document for party leaders to digest.Currywurst - a Berlin speciality of sausage slathered in a curry-flavoured sauce - was among the snacks served to the politicians during their nighttime marathon.
German coalition deal aims for 'Macron-lite' EU renewal By Eszter Zalan and Eric Maurice-JAN 12,18-EUOBSERVER
BRUSSELS/Sofia, Today, 17:51-German chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian allies (CSU) struck a preliminary deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday (12 January) to open formal coalition talks.On Europe, the agreement aims to kickstart the Franco-German tandem driving EU policies and integration by welcoming France's president Emmanuel Macron's reform ideas."The renewal of the EU will only succeed if Germany and France work together with all their strength. That is why we want to further strengthen and renew German-French cooperation," the 28-page text , agreed after 24 hours of marathon talks, said.The actual election was in September, whilst an initial potential coalition of conservatives, liberals and greens - the 'Jamaica' option - fell apart during talks late last year.While the agreement remains mute on details, it is clear Germany is not ready to loosen its grip on the continent's prudent fiscal policies.It pledges to support the strengthening of the eurozone by supporting the idea of a future "investment budget" for the single currency bloc.This falls short of backing Macron's proposed eurozone budget, but supports specific budgetary resources for economic stabilisation, social convergence and for structural reforms in the eurozone. This could be the starting point for the "investment budget".The three German parties also support turning the eurozone emergency fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a full-blown European Monetary Fund under parliamentary control and anchored in EU law. This would turn the fund into a European institution rather than an intergovernmental body."In this spirit, and especially in close partnership with France, we want to sustainably strengthen and reform the eurozone so that the euro can better withstand global crises," the agreement stated.-Capping migration-The CDU/CSU and the SDP have agreed to limit the number of asylum seekers coming into Germany to between 180,000 and 220,000 per year.In another victory for the CSU – which has pushed for tougher asylum policy – a maximum of 1,000 people per month would be allowed to join their families already living in Germany.Germany would also boost its contribution to the EU budget – as all member states will have to, as the UK will leave a hole in the budget after it leaves the bloc. The deal makes no mention of Brexit itself, however.The parties are also backing fighting tax fraud and tax evasion, supporting taxing companies where they make their profits, especially concerning tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon."In the future, companies must no longer be able to escape their social responsibility by playing off the EU states against each other," the preliminary agreement said.To avoid social dumping, a key issue for both France and Germany, the deal sets out to propose minimum wage regulations and basic social security systems across the EU.-Warning to 'illiberals'-The deal also hints at the possibility of linking the EU budget to political conditions, when it states that reciprocal solidarity must also count for the EU budget.This could be a warning to Hungary and Poland, which have not taken in any refugees despite an EU decision to do so.Merkel last September warned that those rejecting "solidarity", a code word for taking in refugees under the EU scheme, could lose EU funds."We want to deepen the cohesion of Europe based on its democratic and constitutional values at all levels and strengthen the principle of mutual solidarity," the text stated."The democratic and constitutional values and principles on which European unity rests must be enforced even more consistently than hitherto within the EU," the deal adds, in a reference to rule of law and democracy concerns with Hungary and Poland.The German parties also point out that with changing policies in the US, the rise of China and growing Russian influence in Europe, "Europe must take its fate more than before in their own hands".The deal said Germany continues to believe in free and fair trade, while rejecting "protectionism, isolationism and nationalism", in a reference to US president Donald Trump's "America First" policy.Macron was elected last May promising to overhaul the EU. Only two days after the German elections in September , he called for a a eurozone budget.Merkel said at last month's EU summit that she would develop joint positions on Europe with Macron by March.-SPD votes-Merkel passed this first hurdle of the – by German standards unusually long – coalition talks by reaching a preliminary agreement with the SPD.This comes as a relief to Merkel, who could have faced fresh elections had the coalition talks collapsed.The task now is to convince the SPD's rank and file to sign up for the deal and the grand coalition with Merkel's Christian Democrats.The SPD entered talks with Merkel reluctantly, as after four years of governing with the CDU, the Social Democrats suffered a bruising election last September, falling to their worst results since the second world war.Party leader Martin Schulz initially said the Social Democrats would not enter another grand coalition, partly to avoid leaving the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) – which came in third at the polls – as the main opposition party.SPD members were irked by the prospect of spending another four years in Merkel's shadow as voters punished mainstream parties at the September ballot.However, as CDU/CSU's coalition negotiations with the Greens and the Free Democrats collapsed, Schulz saw an opportunity to push his pro-Europe, social agenda through.A coalition agreement would need a green light from the SPD at a special conference on 21 January in Bonn, and needs ratification by the SPD's 400,000 members by post.Formal coalition talks on the basis of the agreed text that could begin later this month if the SPD's congress gives the go-ahead and be concluded by March.-EU happy-European Commisison president Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed "a significant, positive, constructive, forward-looking contribution to the European policy debate.""In terms of the substance, I'm very happy with what the CDU, CSU and SPD have agreed as party of a common policy for the future [of the EU]," he told journalists in Sofia.Speaking with Juncker, Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov, whose country is taking over the presidency of the EU Council, noted that "Germany's stability impacts all of the EU".Referring to the discussions on a post-2020 EU budget that will start at spring, he noted that "the largest amount of money is expected from Germany.""We all hope that this [coaltion forming] process will come on an end soon, because it will be for the benefit of all."The prospect of a German government being in place in the coming weeks is "a big news, a good news," an EU source said, adding that "finally"' the EU will start to discuss again on the main issues.While details are still to be agreed during the negotiations for a final coalition agreement, the official said that the main lines of the future German government were "compatible" with what the commission has proposed in recent months.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3-7
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed,(EU WORLD DICTATOR)the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
REVELATION 17:12-13
12 And the ten horns (NATIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.(SOCIALISM)
13 These have one mind,(SOCIALISM) and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
REVELATION 6:1-2
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:(PEACE) and he that sat on him had a bow;(EU DICTATOR) and a crown was given unto him:(PRESIDENT OF THE EU) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(MILITARY GENIUS)
2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-12
9 Even him,(EU WORLD DICTATOR) whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,(THE FALSE RESURRECTION BY THE WORLD DICTATOR) that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
GENESIS 49:16-17-POSSIBLY A JEW FROM DAN KILLS THE DICTATOR AT MIDPOINT OF TRIB
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
ISAIAH 57:20
20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
REVELATION 13:1-10
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.(THE EU AND ITS DICTATOR IS GODLESS)
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.(DICTATOR COMES FROM NEW AGE OR OCCULT)
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;(MURDERERD) and his deadly wound was healed:(COMES BACK TO LIFE) and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE WORLD THINKS ITS GOD IN THE FLESH, MESSIAH TO ISRAEL)
4 And they worshipped the dragon (SATAN) which gave power unto the beast:(JEWISH EU DICTATOR) and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?(FALSE RESURRECTION,SATAN BRINGS HIM TO LIFE)
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.(GIVEN WORLD CONTROL FOR 3 1/2YRS)
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,(HES A GOD HATER) to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.(HES A LIBERAL OR DEMOCRAT,WILL PUT ANYTHING ABOUT GOD DOWN)
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,(BEHEAD THEM) and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.(WORLD DOMINATION)
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.(WORLD DICTATOR)
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.(SAVED CHRISTIANS AND JEWS DIE FOR THEIR FAITH AT THIS TIME,NOW WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE BUT DURING THE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH, PEOPLE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH (BEHEADINGS) FOR THEIR BELIEF IN GOD (JESUS) OR THE BIBLE.
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 (ROMANS IN AD 70) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMANS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he( EU ROMAN, JEWISH DICTATOR) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:( 7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,( 3 1/2 YRS) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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.
EU SUPERSTATE NEAR: Schulz vows to create Brussels finance minister in MASSIVE power grab-SPD leader Martin Schulz has said the European Union will have its own finance minister to oversee the Euro, as a series of controversial reforms is set to extend the bloc’s powers.-By Rebecca Pinnington-UPDATED: 21:52, Fri, Jan 12, 2018-express
In an initial coalition agreement with Angela Merkel’s CDU, Mr Schulz’s SPD has backed an “investment budget” for the euro, as well as turning the ESM bailout mechanism into a European Monetary Fund under parliamentary control.Speaking to broadcaster ZDF, Mr Schulz declared: “The paper is a turnaround for European politics. There will be a European finance minister.”Leading CDU figures including Angela Merkel had initially expressed doubts about whether such a figure would have too much power, but she appears to have backed down in a significant concession to europhile Mr Schulz.The announcement is a huge success for French president Emmanuel Macron, who proposed the sweeping EU reforms, including the creation of a Euro finance minister.And the agreement between Germany’s two largest parties sees them commit to developing “common positions with France on all important questions of European and international politics”.Mr Macron has expressed some scepticism about the CDU-SPD propositions for EU reform, as he personally does not back the creation of a European Monetary Fund, believing it is enough to make some minor changes to the ESM.However the plans bring Germany much closer to his views on the Eurozone - meaning Angela Merkel is highly likely to throw her weight behind his vision, which also includes an EU army and shared defence budget in a bold vision for Europe.After the 28-page document was unveiled on Friday morning, Mr Schulz said: “Together, we are determined to use Germany's strength, both economically and politically, to make Europe a grand project again. This is our common goal.”Martin Schulz demands a 'United States of Europe' by 2025-EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is delighted with the pro-European deal. He said: “In terms of the substance I'm very happy with what the CDU/CSU and the SPD have agreed. It is a significant, positive, forward-looking contribution to European policy debate in Europe.”The creation of a European finance minister could be the first step in former European parliament president Mr Schulz’s dream for a federal Europe.At the SPD conference in December 2017, he laid out his desire to create a United States of Europe within eight years, telling party delegates: “I want there to be a constitutional treaty to create a federal Europe.”In the same speech, he vowed the SPD would take an active role in shaping European policy, refusing to give a say to more conservative figures such as former finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble.The SPD membership will vote on the deal at a party congress set for January 21.
Germany's NIGHTMARE COALITION: Merkel forced to hand over MORE cash to fund EU superstate-A MARATHON 24-hour negotiating session in Berlin looks like it will result in a new government in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the helm.-By Allan Hall-UPDATED: 14:12, Fri, Jan 12, 2018-EXPRESS
She has reportedly forged an alliance between her conservative CDU party and the centre left SPD – ending months of political limbo and staving off the prospect of a new general election.But the coalition will still have to be approved by the titans of both parties. And, as part of the deal, Mrs Merkel has been forced to give in to europhile SPD leader Martin Schulz’s demands for a huge cash windfall to the European Union to help prop up the Eurozone.According to Reuters, the agreement will see the government “commit to strengthening the Eurozone in close partnership with France”.The report added: “Parties support devoting specific budget funds for economic stabilisation, social convergence and structural reform support in the Eurozone.”It adds the parties will commit to developing “common positions with France on all important questions of European and international politics”.And last month Mr Schulz said he wanted a United States of Europe with eight years.He told party delegates in December: “I want there to be a constitutional treaty to create a federal Europe.”The former EU president added: “The SPD is needed for a just and innovative Europe. “Our country cannot afford another four years of European policy à la [former conservative Finance Minister] Wolfgang Schäuble.”French leader Emmanuel Macron has also called for an EU army and shared defence budget in a bold vision for Europe.He has also demanded a eurozone budget and a finance minister. These initiatives will now surely be backed by the German coalition giving more power to a France and Germany powered Brussels.The SPD will vote on any final deal at a party congress for January 21.Then, if the broad outline for a government is approved, more political horse trading will ensue to decide who gets what ministry, taxation, health and environmental issue.The business bible Handelsblatt reported: “The last exploratory round of talks took more than 24 hours, but now an end is on the way. The party leaders of the Union and the SPD have apparently agreed on contentious issues in financial and refugee policy.”The talks were held at Willy Brandt House in Berlin, the SPD party HQ. By dawn on Friday both sides were still haggling over the details of power sharing.French MEP: Merkel coalition would benefit Europe"It is progressing in mini-steps, but it is still tough," said the Bild newspaper website.Mrs Merkel’s allies in Bavaria, the Christian Social Union, were said to be talking through the night and holding up a final agreement.“The CSU is holding up everything,” said one SPD negotiator. “Otherwise we would have had a deal sooner.”The SPD ruled in coalition with Mrs Merkel for the past four years but was heavily punished by voters in last autumn’s poll, causing party leader Mr Schulz to declare it would serve the public better to Benin opposition.But when the chancellor was unable to form a new administration with the business friendly FDP party and the Greens the biggest economy in Europe was put on hold and political decision making was deadlocked.Given Germany’s importance on the continent - and the world stage - Mr Schulz was persuaded to enter talks for the good of the country.The stakes for the latest talks were high given the changing political landscape in Germany.The election in September saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the country's third largest party and enter the German parliament for the first time.The latest talks - the sixth round - were made up of party and group chairmen who have drafted a 30 page document for party leaders to digest.Currywurst - a Berlin speciality of sausage slathered in a curry-flavoured sauce - was among the snacks served to the politicians during their nighttime marathon.
German coalition deal aims for 'Macron-lite' EU renewal By Eszter Zalan and Eric Maurice-JAN 12,18-EUOBSERVER
BRUSSELS/Sofia, Today, 17:51-German chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian allies (CSU) struck a preliminary deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday (12 January) to open formal coalition talks.On Europe, the agreement aims to kickstart the Franco-German tandem driving EU policies and integration by welcoming France's president Emmanuel Macron's reform ideas."The renewal of the EU will only succeed if Germany and France work together with all their strength. That is why we want to further strengthen and renew German-French cooperation," the 28-page text , agreed after 24 hours of marathon talks, said.The actual election was in September, whilst an initial potential coalition of conservatives, liberals and greens - the 'Jamaica' option - fell apart during talks late last year.While the agreement remains mute on details, it is clear Germany is not ready to loosen its grip on the continent's prudent fiscal policies.It pledges to support the strengthening of the eurozone by supporting the idea of a future "investment budget" for the single currency bloc.This falls short of backing Macron's proposed eurozone budget, but supports specific budgetary resources for economic stabilisation, social convergence and for structural reforms in the eurozone. This could be the starting point for the "investment budget".The three German parties also support turning the eurozone emergency fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a full-blown European Monetary Fund under parliamentary control and anchored in EU law. This would turn the fund into a European institution rather than an intergovernmental body."In this spirit, and especially in close partnership with France, we want to sustainably strengthen and reform the eurozone so that the euro can better withstand global crises," the agreement stated.-Capping migration-The CDU/CSU and the SDP have agreed to limit the number of asylum seekers coming into Germany to between 180,000 and 220,000 per year.In another victory for the CSU – which has pushed for tougher asylum policy – a maximum of 1,000 people per month would be allowed to join their families already living in Germany.Germany would also boost its contribution to the EU budget – as all member states will have to, as the UK will leave a hole in the budget after it leaves the bloc. The deal makes no mention of Brexit itself, however.The parties are also backing fighting tax fraud and tax evasion, supporting taxing companies where they make their profits, especially concerning tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon."In the future, companies must no longer be able to escape their social responsibility by playing off the EU states against each other," the preliminary agreement said.To avoid social dumping, a key issue for both France and Germany, the deal sets out to propose minimum wage regulations and basic social security systems across the EU.-Warning to 'illiberals'-The deal also hints at the possibility of linking the EU budget to political conditions, when it states that reciprocal solidarity must also count for the EU budget.This could be a warning to Hungary and Poland, which have not taken in any refugees despite an EU decision to do so.Merkel last September warned that those rejecting "solidarity", a code word for taking in refugees under the EU scheme, could lose EU funds."We want to deepen the cohesion of Europe based on its democratic and constitutional values at all levels and strengthen the principle of mutual solidarity," the text stated."The democratic and constitutional values and principles on which European unity rests must be enforced even more consistently than hitherto within the EU," the deal adds, in a reference to rule of law and democracy concerns with Hungary and Poland.The German parties also point out that with changing policies in the US, the rise of China and growing Russian influence in Europe, "Europe must take its fate more than before in their own hands".The deal said Germany continues to believe in free and fair trade, while rejecting "protectionism, isolationism and nationalism", in a reference to US president Donald Trump's "America First" policy.Macron was elected last May promising to overhaul the EU. Only two days after the German elections in September , he called for a a eurozone budget.Merkel said at last month's EU summit that she would develop joint positions on Europe with Macron by March.-SPD votes-Merkel passed this first hurdle of the – by German standards unusually long – coalition talks by reaching a preliminary agreement with the SPD.This comes as a relief to Merkel, who could have faced fresh elections had the coalition talks collapsed.The task now is to convince the SPD's rank and file to sign up for the deal and the grand coalition with Merkel's Christian Democrats.The SPD entered talks with Merkel reluctantly, as after four years of governing with the CDU, the Social Democrats suffered a bruising election last September, falling to their worst results since the second world war.Party leader Martin Schulz initially said the Social Democrats would not enter another grand coalition, partly to avoid leaving the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) – which came in third at the polls – as the main opposition party.SPD members were irked by the prospect of spending another four years in Merkel's shadow as voters punished mainstream parties at the September ballot.However, as CDU/CSU's coalition negotiations with the Greens and the Free Democrats collapsed, Schulz saw an opportunity to push his pro-Europe, social agenda through.A coalition agreement would need a green light from the SPD at a special conference on 21 January in Bonn, and needs ratification by the SPD's 400,000 members by post.Formal coalition talks on the basis of the agreed text that could begin later this month if the SPD's congress gives the go-ahead and be concluded by March.-EU happy-European Commisison president Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed "a significant, positive, constructive, forward-looking contribution to the European policy debate.""In terms of the substance, I'm very happy with what the CDU, CSU and SPD have agreed as party of a common policy for the future [of the EU]," he told journalists in Sofia.Speaking with Juncker, Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov, whose country is taking over the presidency of the EU Council, noted that "Germany's stability impacts all of the EU".Referring to the discussions on a post-2020 EU budget that will start at spring, he noted that "the largest amount of money is expected from Germany.""We all hope that this [coaltion forming] process will come on an end soon, because it will be for the benefit of all."The prospect of a German government being in place in the coming weeks is "a big news, a good news," an EU source said, adding that "finally"' the EU will start to discuss again on the main issues.While details are still to be agreed during the negotiations for a final coalition agreement, the official said that the main lines of the future German government were "compatible" with what the commission has proposed in recent months.
