EU Review & Call to Prayer (EURCP) – Election 04

(By Praise & Prayer Ministries International   http://www.EUPrayer.com)

 

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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04 June 2004, EUReview & Call to Prayer Ministries – Hugh E. and Norma Jenson Davis

Other language EU News  http://www.euractiv.com/  [fr][de]

 

INDEX

EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENT ELECTION NEWS AND INFORMATION [3.5 PAGES]

EU CONSTITUTION NEWS AND INFORMATION [4TH PAGE]

 

INFORMATION TO SUPPORT YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE ELECTIONS ON 10 JUNE 2004

 

10-13 June, all over Europe: European Parliament Elections [euractiv.com]

 

EUObserver Election news special http://euobserver.com/?sid=154

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Governments across EU to be hit in European elections - 02.06.2004 - 09:54

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Governing parties across the EU are set to be hit hard in the European elections in just under two weeks time, according to a new survey on EU citizens' voting intentions.

Article >> http://euobserver.com/?aid=16409&rk=1

 

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Belgium Prayer Leader Urges Prayer for E Parliment

 

[4 June translation summary – also go to www.pray4belgium.be.]

Beste gemeenteleiders,   Gebedsplatform Vlaanderen (= werkgroep gebed van de EAV)

Prayer action for the Election

"Demaerel Ignace" ignace.demaerel@pi.be

 

Prayer subjects election

Dear Church leaders,

Prayer platform Flanders (workgroup prayer of the EAV)

is organizing a prayer action for the election of 13 June. I hope I do not need to convince you of the importance of prayer for the government, certainly not in such a time as this.

In the attachment you will find a list of prayer subjects. The action goes from 6 to 12 June. Could you therefore copy the list of prayer subjects and give them out to your members or take them to the prayer meeting, or mail them out?

 

You can also find them on our website: www.pray4Belgium.be

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Hearty thanks,  Ignace Demaerel

 

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25 Ministers urge Europeans to vote

04.06.2004 - 09:48 CET | By Mark Beunderman

http://euobserver.com/?aid=16449&rk=1

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - In a joint appeal to European citizens, ministers for European Affairs of all 25 EU member states urged Europeans yesterday (3 June) to "make your vote count" in the European elections.

In their common declaration, the ministers confront widely held views about the distance of the EU and the European Parliament to European citizens.

 

"Far from being an abstract concept, Europe is a feature of the daily lives of each and every one of us. By exercising your vote at the forthcoming European Parliament elections you will have the opportunity to contribute to the planning of Europe's future". [See web link for full article]

 

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European election round up WEDNESDAY - 02.06.2004 - 10:44

Commissioners wade in and Italian voters choose between 1,586 candidates in Wednesday's Election round up.

Article >> http://euobserver.com/?aid=16407&rk=1

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From E Parliament web page –

“Welcome to the European Parliament”

http://www.europarl.eu.int/presentation/default_en.htm

The European Parliament represents, in the words of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, 'the peoples of the States brought together in the European Community'. Some 375 million European citizens in 15 countries are now involved in the process of European integration through their 626 representatives in the European Parliament.

 

The first direct elections to the European Parliament were held in June 1979 when, 34 years after the end of Second World War, for the first time in history, the peoples of the nations of Europe, once torn apart by war, went to the polls to elect the members of a single parliament. Europeans could have devised no more powerful symbol of reconciliation.

 

The European Parliament, which derives its legitimacy from direct universal suffrage and is elected every five years, has steadily acquired greater influence and power through a series of treaties. These treaties, particularly the 1992 Maastricht Treaty and the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty, have transformed the European Parliament from a purely consultative assembly into a legislative parliament, exercising powers similar to those of the national parliaments. Today the European Parliament, as an equal partner with the Council of Ministers, passes the majority of European laws - laws that affect the lives of Europe's citizens.

Pat Cox

 

USE THE LINK TO THE WEB PAGE ABOVE TO GET DETAIL ON ALL THE FOLLOWING

            [All languages available] http://www.europarl.eu.int/presentation/default_en.htm

 

Members of the European Parliament

Working towards a common statute

Transparency

Composition of the European Parliament

The number of Members per state is laid down by the Treaties. In the Chamber, Members sit in political groups, not in national delegations. Parliament currently has seven political groups, plus some 'non-attached' Members. These political groups include members from over one hundred national political parties.

 

Political groups 

PPE-DE Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

PSE Group of the Party of European Socialists

ELDR Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party

Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left

UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Group

EDD Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities

NI Non-attached

 Breakdown of seats by political groups and member states

Organisation of the European Parliament

 

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Members of the European Parliament and other details and press releases

http://www.europarl.eu.int/home/default_en.htm

 

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Copy of advertising on EU Information Handbook 2004
http://www.eubookshop.com/index.phtml?b=1&book=47

[Lots of detail information This clearly structured reference guide includes:]
** biographies, pictures, portfolios and cabinets of all members of the European Commission, ** contact details of all MEPs as well as the complete list of observer MEPs** facts and figures on the EU Member States, Wider Europe and the Mediterranean Basin as well as North and Central America

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Unusual candidates line up for European Parliament

 

03.06.2004 - 09:53 CET | By Honor Mahony EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - While it appears that forthcoming European elections are doing little to stir up EU voters' imagination, it is not for want of some unusual candidates.  Across the board, some colourful people throughout the 25 member states are hoping to persuade voters of their merits and be amongst the European Parliament's next crop of movers and shakers.[ SEE MORE IN LINK] http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=16415

 

PRAY that the right persons for this time in European history are elected to the European Parliament and those are persons of God who will hear His voice and do His will

 

Full interview with MEP Nick Clegg on the European elections and the Parliament's image

 

Date: 31/03/2004 12:00     

http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/1259363-300?204&OIDN=2250107&-home=search

 

In short:

Alarmed at the prospect of a low turnout at the European elections a British MEP tells EurActiv that "journalists could and should make more of the huge range of fascinating political issues".   

 

Nick Clegg (ELDR, UK) is soon to make the switch from what he regards as the more consensual nature of Brussels politics into the more adversarial bearpit of Westminster (British) politics. In an exclusive interview with EurActiv, the 37-year-old pro-European MEP explains why he is heading back to the UK and what he believes should be done to improve the functioning of the EP. Clegg has had a paper on 'Reforming the European Parliament' published together with fellow MEP Michiel van Hulten (PES, Netherlands) as part of the 'Next Generation Democracy: Legitimacy in Network Europe' project.

 

PRAY that those reforms which facilitate God’s plan for the EU are amplified and implemented

 

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EUROPEAN UNION NEWS AND INFORMATION

 

Verhofstadt wants Belgian referendum on Constitution - 01.06.2004 - 17:36

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Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt today said he would like to organise

a non-binding referendum on the Constitution in late-summer.

 

Article >> http://euobserver.com/?aid=16402&rk=1

 

Policies back to member states, says Dutch Foreign Minister - 03.06.2004 - 10:05

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Less than a month before the start of the Dutch EU presidency, Dutch

Foreign Minister Bernard Bot has signalled in a keynote speech that the

Dutch government is less "integrationist" than some might think.

 

Article >> http://euobserver.com/?aid=16433&rk=1

 

Poland demands minority veto in Constitution

http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=16393

 

01.06.2004 - 09:56 CET | By Mark Beunderman Just as the contentious issue of voting rights in EU Constitution talks seemed to be overcome by the widely agreed formula of a "double majority", Poland has now tabled a new demand which is set to further complicate talks [SEE WEB LINK FOR COMPLETE STORY]

 

PRAY for those working on the new European Union constitution that God’s plan will be there before it is approved.

 

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