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The Word
1
Timothy 2: 1,2 "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and
all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and reverence." [Your prayers implement God’s Word]
John 15: 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who ABIDES in Me,
and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 7. If you
ABIDE in Me, and My Words ABIDE in you, you will ask what you desire, and it
shall be done for you”
2Chronicles 7:14 “if My people
who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face,
and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin and heal their land.”
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INDEX
YWAM ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON
LAST-MINUTE DOUBTS AS FRENCH DEBATE VEILS IN
SCHOOL
POLISH PM TO DISCUSS CONSTITUTION WITH AHERN
IGC, PRESIDENCY ADDRESSES EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
IRISH MINISTER MCDOWELL BRIEFS THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE ON CITIZENS’ FREEDOMS
AND
RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE'S PARTY CONGRESS – LIST
OF NATIONAL PARTIES
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YWAM analysis and report on
http://www.ywameurope.org/contact.htm
[EURCP comment, YWAM
They talk four about reasons for hope
These include:
1. on going signs of
growing spiritual hunger
2. consequences of
the expansion of the European Union and the ongoing God-in-the-constitution
debate
3. the slow dawning
in the west of global spiritual realities
4. signs of an
awakening people of hope...
As the year drew to a
close, Italian premier Berlusconi's promises to pull something out of his
pocket "at the last minute" to push the draft constitution for the EU
through to adoption proved mere smooth talk. The main sticking point was
primarily the proposed new voting rules, which many felt would give too much
power to the grouping's 'big four' of
The
God-in-the-charter issue has split Europeans along the lines of
Enlightenment-Humanist versus Judeo-Christian. Giscard d'Estaing, former
French premier and main architect of the draft constitution, dug in his heels
against all personal efforts of the pope to change his mind to include an
explicit reference to God and
[See attachment to
this email for continuation of this report by YWAM]
PRAY that Christians recognise the difference in
the issues at stake and their advocates.
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http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/1?204&OIDN=1507083&-tt=
EurActiv Date:
Brief news:
The leaders of Germany, France and
Britain will meet on 18 February to co-ordinate their positions and enhance
their cooperation ahead of the next round of EU enlargement, the Financial
Times reported on 29 January. Ministers responsible for foreign policy, the
economy, finance, employment, education, and social affairs of the three
countries will also sit together to discuss EU policy issues. The meeting
will prepare common positions for the March European Council at which a
report by the EU Presidency on the state of play of talks on the EU
Constitution will be discussed.
However, the idea of closer cooperation led by the two
largest original EU members has prompted fear in smaller EU countries. On 29
January, the Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot warned
PRAY that power politics
will not jeopardise the rights of the smaller nations
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Last-Minute Doubts as
French Debate Veils in School
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4271788
PARIS (Reuters) - Critics
and some supporters of
The bill, to be
presented to the National Assembly on Tuesday by Prime Minister Jean-Pierre
Raffarin, looked set to pass easily, enabling
After weeks of emotional
debate linked in part to next month's regional elections, voices from both
camps questioned whether the law designed to stem a perceived wave of Islamic
militancy among Muslim youths can actually do the job.
"The law is
going to pass," said Lhaj Thami Breze, president of the large
[Continued on this
link
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4271788]
PRAY that sectarianism does not spread beyond
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Polish PM to discuss
Constitution with Ahern
[From the Guardian Unlimited © Guardian
Newspapers Limited 2003
http://www.valleyskeptic.com/poland_catholic.html
“The leftwing
government of Mr Miller came into office last year pledging to liberalise the
abortion regime, but has since got cold feet. Mr Miller now says there will be
no reform under the current government, while Poland's president, Alexander
Kwasniewski, last week declared: "The present abortion law works."
“Uniquely in the EU,
PRAY that Polish Christians have a strong prayer
influence on their PM
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IGC – Presidency addresses
European Parliament Constitutional Affairs Committee
http://www.ue2004.ie/templates/news.asp?sNavlocator=66&list_id=93
Date:
Policy Area: General
Affairs and External Relations
Minister for Foreign
Affairs Brian Cowen today addressed the European Parliament Foreign Affairs
Committee on the current state of play regarding the IGC.
"Mr Chairman,
Members of the Committee I am delighted
to be present here this morning and look forward to a valuable discussion about
the current situation in the Intergovernmental Conference. I will set out briefly the Presidency's
intentions and plans, and outline what has happened so far since last month's
European Council meeting. But for me the
most important aspect of this session is the opportunity to hear your views and
to receive your advice and insights.
Clearly, in our
planning for the Presidency, we took full account of the possibility that we
would have to take forward the IGC. But,
to be frank, we had hoped that it would be possible for final agreement to be
achieved in December. That would have
left us only with the important, but less complex, task of preparing the final
text of the Constitutional Treaty for signature. Of course, a great deal of very good work was
done under the Italian Presidency since the IGC began on 4 October, and I will
say a little about this in a moment.
But, as we all know, it was not possible to complete the IGC at that
time.
The European Council
therefore gave the Irish Presidency a mandate to consult with partners and to
present a report to the Spring European Council, which will be held on March
25th and 26th. We take our
responsibilities with the utmost seriousness and I can assure you that we are
already fully engaged in this vitally important task.
Logically, our work falls into two parts. First of all, we must be sure that we fully understand the views and concerns of all our partners, and of all those concerned with the IGC, including of course the Parliament. We have to listen to what everyone has to say and, through active dialogue, tease out the exact nuances of their positions. We want to have available to us the most complete and the most accurate possible picture of the situation.
[Continued on this Link http://www.ue2004.ie/templates/news.asp?sNavlocator=66&list_id=93]
PRAY that the 25 March
meeting and that IGC has strong Christian representation participating and
praying.
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Minister McDowell briefs
the European Parliament Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and
Home Affairs
http://www.ue2004.ie/templates/news.asp?sNavlocator=66&list_id=107
Date:
Policy Area: Justice and Home Affairs
Mr Michael McDowell,
T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform of Ireland and President of
the Justice and Home Affairs Council today addressed the European Parliament
Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.
Minister McDowell
emphasised his commitment to working closely with the European Parliament over
the term of the Irish Presidency. "The
Parliament is one of the key institutions of the
Mr McDowell informed
the Committee that the Irish Presidency is fully committed to the creation
of an area of freedom, security and justice, one of the five core objectives of
the Union
[For the middle part of this link http://www.ue2004.ie/templates/news.asp?sNavlocator=66&list_id=107]
[Final paragraph]
Human Rights
The Minister said
that support for human rights is a core value which underpins the
PRAY there is no compromising language in the
religious freedom human rights section
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The European People's Party
congress
The European People's Party congress, a crucial decision on the no-frills airline Ryanair and discussions about the unofficial Geneva initiative will all take place next week in the EU.
[The EPP probably has the largest confessing Christian participation and is the largest EP party]
Article >> http://euobs.com/?aid=14274&rk=1
European People’s Party (EPP) list of 30 political
parties in the 15 member states
[Know your MEP political national players http://www.epp-ed.org/links/en/default.asp]
PRAY for EPP convention and for participating
Christians that they keep their voice and remain strong in the EPP and in the
European Parlament
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[Special attachment from YWAM]
EUReview & Call
to Prayer (EURCP) SPECIAL APPENDIX
1. Ahern says 20 issues remain open in EU Constitution
- 05.02.2004 - 09:52
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Irish Prime Minister and current head of the EU Presidency, Bertie Ahern
has warned that there are 20 issues still to be resolved in the EU
Constitution.
Article >> http://euobs.com/?aid=14332&rk=1
05.02.2004 -
Ahern says 20 issues remain open in EU Constitution
Irish Prime Minister and current head of the EU Presidency, Bertie Ahern, has warned that there are 20 issues still to be resolved in the EU Constitution.
Speaking before the Irish Parliament, Mr Ahern said, according to the Irish Times, that while the media had decided there were just two outstanding issues, there were in fact about 20.
"What we must now try to do is to narrow the list because whoever, whether me or someone else, has to have an IGC [intergovernmental conference] with over 20 issues on the agenda would never get agreement", he said on Tuesday (4 February).
Mr Ahern listed some of the open issues as being the new voting system (as the biggest one), whether to have one commissioner per country, the overall number of MEPs, the ending of national vetoes in some areas and aspects of justice and home affairs.
The Irish Prime Minister said he would be able to provide a full report on 17 March - a week before EU leaders gather in Brussels for a summit to discuss - amongst other things - how to proceed with the Constitution.
Talks failed on the treaty blueprint in December when the 25 current and future EU member states were unable to reconcile their differences over a new voting system.
The disagreement pitted
Press Articles Irish Times
Written by Honor Mahony
PRAY that God’s hand will
guide the selection and resolution of these open issues.
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