EU Review & Call to Prayer
(EURCP)
(By Praise &
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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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Other
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NEWS ARTICLES
Final Message of First
Meeting of Christian Movements [Catholic, evangelical, Anglican, Orthodox]
Where Does
EPC Issue Paper 13:
Enlargement - The Political Impact
The Regions in
European Elections a Chance
to Clarify Values, Say Bishops
Press Review:
The New
EDITORIAL DESK |
IGC meeting puts question mark
over Constitution deadline
The future of
A May Day milestone
ATTACHMENT:
“Pray for EU Day”
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[a message dated
Final Message of First Meeting of Christian Movements
STUTTGART, Germany, MAY 11, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Europe was urged not to limit
itself to being a market, since the experience of the Holocaust showed that,
without transcendent values, the continent can breed the worst evils.
That was the sober message issued at the close of the first
meeting ever of Christian movements in
The meeting, held here last week under the theme "Together
Pro-Europe," attracted 10,000 people representing some 150 movements and
communities of Catholics, evangelicals, Anglicans and Orthodox. People in 150
cities followed the event via a satellite broadcast.
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The continent "cannot limit herself to being a
market or a union for the security of her citizens," it says. "One
notes a new breath of the love of God on all of her people which pushes
Europe "is the continent of variety and beauty, and she has lived through
moments of splendor and growth, but she has also tasted the bitter truth that
man, if he makes no reference to profound values, is uprooted from his humanity
and shows himself capable of the worst evils," the message continues.
"In the last century two World Wars, concentration camps, gulags, and
especially the Shoah [Holocaust] were witnesses of
the darkness that has covered our continent and influenced painfully the rest
of the world," the messages adds. "And now exclusions, injustices,
exploitations, and the wound of terrorism call for solutions."
"But despite all these evils, today we see with gratitude that a
reconciled
"Inspired by the transforming force of the Gospel, we are called to work
for a united and many-colored continent," their message states. "We
have come to Stuttgart from all the corners of the continent, we wish to give
witness to the novelty of the growing communion between us, impelled by the
Holy Spirit."
"This communion of life is a further fruit of the cultural traditions
that, in the light of the Judeo-Christian revelation, have built our continent
in the course of the centuries," they say. "We offer this communion
as a contribution to a
The message adds: "Through this lived fraternity, Europe herself becomes a
message of peace, an active peace, which is built daily, having as base the
forgiveness that is granted and requested. A peace that
wishes to build bridges between peoples, 'globalizing' solidarity and
justice."
Dozens of bishops and leaders from the various faiths attended the event, along
with 30 parliamentarians from 10 European countries.
Among the speakers at the meeting were Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare
Movement; Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community
of Sant'Egidio; evangelical pastors Friedrich Aschoff and Ulrich Parzany; and
Orthodox priest Heikki Huttunen.
There was also a public meeting on the contribution of movements to
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Where Does
http://www.theepc.net/en/default.asp?TYP=SEARCH&LV=278&see=y&PG=TEWN/EN/detail&AI=359&l= [FULL ARTICLE]
Following the biggest ever enlargement of the EU, Fraser Cameron, EPC's Director of Studies, considers one of the most sensitive issues about the future of Europe: where does Europe end?
By Fraser Cameron
Date:
How Big?
Despite enlargement fatigue and likely digestion problems as the EU moves from 15 to 25 Member States the enlargement train is set to continue. Based on the time it took for previous candidates to prepare a future scenario might look as follows.
2004 – 25 Todays members
2007 – 27 (
2009 - 30
(
2012 - 33 (
2020 - 38 (
2025 – 41 (
This would still exclude
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EPC Issue Paper 13: Enlargement - The
Political Impact
http://www.theepc.net/en/default.asp?TYP=SEARCH&LV=278&see=y&PG=TEWN/EN/detail&AI=357&l= [FULL ARTICLE]
EPC Issue Paper 13: Enlargement - The Political Impact
With the European Union
formally opening its doors to 10 new Member States on May 1, Fraser Cameron
analyses the political impact of enlargement in this EPC Issue Paper. The paper’s close examination of the political background in
each new
By: Cameron Date:
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The Regions in
http://www.theepc.net/en/default.asp?TYP=ER&LV=406&PG=ER/EN/detail&l=&AI=406
[FULL ARTICLE]
By Jack McConnell Rhodri Morgan
Summary of the proceedings:
Mr. McConnell stressed the importance of the regions for
binding citizens to the European entreprise. The EU
could be strengthened through the recognition of regional identities. The
devolution of powers to regional and local governments would continue in
different parts of
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European Elections a Chance to Clarify Values, Say
Bishops
BRUSSELS,
The bishops expressed this in a statement published Monday by the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), given the democratic consultation that will take place from June 10-13
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4. Brown to demand 25 EU treaty changes
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown will join forces this week to
warn that
THE GUARDIAN : www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1213093,00.html [Full article]
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.Press Review:
A lot of newspapers, online magazines and organisations are
discussing the referendum issue. Our press reviews offer an easy
access:
http://www.european-referendum.org/up/up123.html
Lively debate about the referendum
http://www.european-referendum.org/up/up121.html
Blair faces criticism
http://www.european-referendum.org/up/up120.html
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The New
http://dw-%20world.de%20deutsche%20well/ [Full Article]
On May 1, 10 new countries will join the European Union,
including the
There are still a handful of countries waiting in the wings
for EU membership, with
What will EU expansion bring? Where do the opportunities lie, and what are the risks? DW-WORLD offers answers to the most fundamental questions in this special report
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EDITORIAL DESK |
By Antony Beevor (NYT) 946 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 21 , Column 1
[Full Article]
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20614F93C580C738DDDAC0894DC404482
ABSTRACT - Op-Ed article by Antony Beevor of Britain explains why he will vote against draft version of European Constitution; says it is almost entirely about amassing power for superstate, outdated concept at time when globalization is demanding flexibility; says it is antidemocratic because European Union bureaucracy in Brussels and European Parliament in Strasbourg are consistently out of touch with ordinary people; says resulting frustrations are dangerous because they produce voter rage, which plays into hand of right-wing extremists; hopes his fellow Britons will vote 'no'; drawing (M)
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IGC meeting puts question mark over
Constitution deadline
Foreign ministers left the crucial question of Council voting
officially untouched. This resulted in little progress being made in other
areas at the 17-18 May meeting of the IGC.
Date:
http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/1?204&OIDN=1507729&-tt=
[Full Article]
Issues:
"Nothing has
been agreed until everything has been agreed" has become the overarching
motto in the IGC after the two-day discussion. This makes it difficult to
measure progress.
Foreign ministers
discussed the areas which will fall under qualified majority voting (QMV).
Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen has said that there were particularly strong
calls for retaining unanimity for tax and social security.
The possibility of
introducing an 'emergency break' if a piece of legislation appears to endanger
one country's national legal system was discussed in some detail. At the request
of a
A discussion took
place on the Council formations and the Presidencies of such formations. Basic
agreement was reached on the 18-month term for the team presidencies and that
three Member States should be part of a team. A decision on how tasks would be
shared between the three still needs to be taken.
Foreign ministers
exchanged ideas on the composition of the Commission. The one commissioner per
country principle would be continued until a certain point in the future after
which a new system would be introduced, based on equal rotation. The details
are not yet known and a final agreement will be subject to agreement on the
other institutional items.
Two delegations, the
Italian and the Polish, re-iterated their wish to include a reference to
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The future of
From The Economist print edition
http://www.economist.co.uk/displayStory.cfm?Story_id=2628618&CFID=28831108&CFTOKEN=4cbb0a8-fc50675f-c5cd-4e5c-843d-b54b7359044b [Full Article]
If the European Union is to thrive after swelling to 25 members, it needs to rediscover its inspiration
MAY DAY is traditionally a workers' holiday. But this year
it also marks what should be the biggest day in the 50-year story of the
European project. Ten new countries, mostly ex-communist ones from central
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A May Day milestone
http://www.economist.co.uk/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=2628203&CFID=28831108&CFTOKEN=4cbb0a8-fc50675f-c5cd-4e5c-843d-b54b7359044b [Full Article}
After years of often tortuous preparations, the European Union is expanding from 15 countries to 25. The new entrants should catch up with its founder members eventually. But they might not want to emulate them too closely
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