Calling Christians in Europe to pray...before it’s too late"... that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made... for kings and all who are in authority... “ (1 Tim. 2:1-2)

If millions of voices can be transmitted through wireless electronic translation, at one time, to millions of others, what makes us think that a creator God cannot easily receive our communication, and if we are “in the vine” [John 15:1-8] receive our requests and act upon them as promised in 1 Timothy 2:1-2.

2  Belgium government difficulties could endanger EU treaty ratification

http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_18700.shtml

By Jochen Luypaert

Nov 5, 2007, 17:30

EUobserver - With Belgium still struggling to form a new government, fears are growing that the country will not be able to ratify the EU's Lisbon treaty in December, stalling the overall ratification process.

On 19 October in Lisbon, the 27 EU member states agreed to formally sign the new European treaty on 13 December and put it up for ratification next year, aiming for it to come into place in early 2009. Open link to complete

2  Unclear EU treaty provisions causing 'nervousness'

http://euobserver.com/9/25234/?rk=1

28.11.2007 - 17:43 CET | By Honor Mahony

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Although the ink has barely dried on the EU's new treaty, analysts are already scratching their heads as to how the document, with its unclear division of power between the EU's top politicians, is going to work in practice.

Come 2009, when the Reform Treaty is supposed to click into place, there will be three big jobs to be had in Brussels - the president of the European Commission; the president of the European Council and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Open link to complete

2  MEPs to fight low turnout in European elections

http://euobserver.com/9/25243/?rk=1

29.11.2007 - 17:40 CET | By Honor Mahony

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - MEPs on Thursday (29 November) approved a new set of rules they hope will spur citizens to vote in the five-yearly European elections, a pan-European event that has regularly seen turnout fall below 30 percent in the individual member states. Just days after only 29 percent of the Romanian electorate turned out for the country's first ever European elections, MEPs said that European political parties - currently numbering ten - should be able to use public money to finance political campaigns. Open link to complete

2  Slovenia on 'collision course' with France over EU enlargement

http://www.theparliament.com/EN/News/200711/7dbbf0b4-1c72-47a6-819c-fc11857856ca.htm

 Published: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:49:56 GMT+01

Author: Martin Banks

"The EU’s borders should remain open and we strongly support further EU enlargement"

Igor Sencar. Slovenia has put itself on a direct collision course with France over plans for future enlargement of the EU. Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday, Igor Sencar, Slovenian ambassador to the EU, said that talks paving the way for the EU to further expand beyond its current 27 members would be one of the priorities of its upcoming presidency. The policy flies in the face of the vision of Europe’s future favoured by French president Nicolas Sarkozy. He has cautioned against further enlargement, particularly the moves to include Turkey in the EU. Open link to complete

2  European far-right bloc collapses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/europe/7094861.stm

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 16:12 GMT

 The European parliament's far-right bloc has collapsed after five Romanian MEPs resigned over an Italian colleague's "xenophobic" remarks.

Italian MEP Alessandra Mussolini, the grand-daughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, reportedly described Romanians as "habitual law-breakers". Italy recently expelled 20 Romanians following a spate of violent crimes. The resignations take the bloc's membership below the minimum required for a grouping in the parliament. Open link to complete

2  Muslim's Party Could Decide Danish Vote

http://abcnews.go.com/International/WireStory?id=3852223&page=2

Syrian-Born Politician Has Key Role in Denmark's First Election Since Prophet Controversy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Nov 12, 2007 (AP)

Share A campaign poster for this week's national elections evoked some of quiet Denmark's most turbulent days: the wave of Muslim rioting against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad printed last year in a Danish newspaper. Displayed at campaign rallies of the nationalist Danish People's Party, it depicted an artist's hand drawing a picture of Muhammad with the text "Freedom of speech is Danish, censorship is not." Open link to complete

2  Parliament adopts 'more attractive' plenary structure 

http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/parliament-adopts-attractive-plenary-structure/article-167952

Published: Friday 26 October 2007

Political group leaders in the European Parliament yesterday (25 October) unanimously adopted proposals to fundamentally reform the structure of its plenary sessions in an effort to make its work more efficient and attractive to the public  Open link to complete

2  Public support for EU treaty low in Ireland[fr][de] 

http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/public-support-eu-treaty-low-ireland/article-168115

Published: Monday 5 November 2007

Only 25% of Irish citizens would currently vote in favour of the Lisbon Treaty about to be signed by EU leaders on 13 December, according to a recent poll, which also showed many voters still need to make up their minds ahead of a referendum on the new EU treaty. Open link to complete

3  Interview: Turks increasingly 'distrustful' of EU membership process[fr][de] 

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/interview-turks-increasingly-distrustful-eu-membership-process/article-168062

Published: Thursday 1 November 2007

With the European Commission set to publish its annual progress report on Turkey's progress towards EU accession on 6 November, Turks themselves appear to be increasingly distrustful of the EU executive's enlargement policy. Turkish Secretary General for EU Affairs Mustafa Oguz Demiralp spoke to EurActiv Turkey in an interview. Open link to complete

4  French students against private sector influence on universities[fr] 

http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/french-students-private-sector-influence-universities/article-168201

Published: Thursday 8 November 2007

France's national student union has called for a nationwide movement against the country's planned university reform, claiming that state disengagement could lead to excessive private sector influence over higher education curricula, while the EU is calling on member states to give universities more autonomy to work with business  Open link to complete

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5  Syrian parliament speaker meets European Parliamentary delegation 

 http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1044978

POL-SYRIA-EU

Syrian parliament speaker meets European Parliamentary delegation

DAMASCUS, Dec 2 (KUNA) -- Syrian People's Assembly Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash on Sunday called on the European Union to play a more active role in achieving security and stability in the region.

During his meeting with a European parliamentary delegation headed by Veronique De Keyser, al-Abrash affirmed the importance of cooperation between Arab and European parliaments to support the peace process in the region and achieve prosperity and development in all fields.  Open link to complete

6  Europe and immigration-The trouble with migrants

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10193441

Nov 22nd 2007 | BERLIN, BRUSSELS, PARIS AND ROME

From The Economist print edition

Europe is fretting about too much immigration when it needs even more

CAST your eye around Europe, and you find a funk about foreigners. Denmark's voters have given the anti-immigration Danish People's Party its fourth successive rise in voting share. The Swiss gave 29% of their votes to the xenophobic Swiss People's Party. An anti-foreigner party is the second-biggest in Norway. A fifth of Flemish voters in Belgium back the far-right Vlaams Belang. Open link to complete

6  Italy moves to expel EU nationals as part of crime crackdown –

05.11.2007 - 09:28  http://euobserver.com/9/25081/?rk=1

Italy moves to expel EU nationals as part of crime crackdown

Rome, Italy, 6.11.2007, 14:02, (EU Observer)

Italian authorities have started rounding up Romanian immigrants illegally residing in the country following a fast-track adoption of a decree allowing expulsions of EU citizens who pose a threat to public security.

The country's government adopted the measures last week following a sharp rise of crime blamed mainly on foreign nationals, particularly from Romania whose citizens have been accused of 76 murders since June. Open link to complete

6 Transcript of interview with Romano Prodi

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4620712-8ca5-11dc-b887-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

By Guy Dinmore in Rome

Published: November 6 2007 22:07 | Last updated: November 6 2007 22:07

A transcript of the highlights of the FT’s interview with Romano Prodi, Italy’s prime minister, in Rome on November 5: FT: As president of the European Commission in 2004 you were a strong proponent of enlargement, when directive 38 governing the movement of EU citizens was passed. The Italian interior minister, Giuliano Amato, has criticised aspects of this directive. With the benefit of hindsight do you think the European Union failed to anticipate the consequences of opening its borders in this way to countries like Romania and Bulgaria, and that this was a mistake? Open link to complete interview

6  No Bulgarian and Romanian mass migration, figures say 

http://www.euractiv.com/en/migration+mobility/bulgarian-romanian-mass-migration-figures/article-168266

Published: Monday 12 November 2007

The migration of workers from Bulgaria and Romania is a marginal phenomenon, according to new figures just published by Eurostat. Mediterranean countries, and notably Spain, are the exception. Open link to complete

7  Against violence in sport - UEFA and EU host high-level conference

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/frattini/webroot/news/default_en.htm  29.11.2007

"Violence in sport is clearly destructive and counter-productive. We must strengthen our efforts to prevent violence in particular as risk supporters can and do exploit variations in policing, judicial and in stadia safety and security arrangements. But on its own, no country can find the best solutions for tackling hooliganism and violence in sport. The European Commission has a key role to play in that it can facilitate the active involvement of law enforcement services, judicial authorities, sports federations, supporters organisations and other stakeholders so that ultimately we can all enjoy sport peacefully," Franco Frattini, the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the area of Justice, Freedom and Security said as the European Commission, jointly with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council, the European Parliament and in association with UEFA, hosted a high-level conference entitled "Towards a European Union Strategy against violence in sport" on 28 and 29 November 2007 in Brussels.  Open link to complete

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