IS THIS THE END OF E.U.?

 

 

 

By Sharon Hughes
June 10, 2005
NewsWithViews.com

What a world we live in today! Just a quick skim of the daily newspaper has more power to wake you up in the morning than that first cup of coffee!

For instance, a few recent 'expresso-type stories' include:

A big news item this week is the future of the European Union's constitution. Despite French President Chirac�s pleas, the French people voted 'no' against the E U�s constitution, and the Dutch followed suit. Is this good or bad news?

June 6th marks the 61st anniversary of D-Day, when American and Allied forces invaded Normandy, which resulted in the beginning of the end of WWII and the liberation of Europe from Hitler�s rule. What has Europe done with, and does the European Union extend, that liberation?

President Chirac worked hard to convince the people of France to adopt the EU Constitution. But 70 percent of France's 41.8 million voters turned out on Mother's Day to cast their vote, with 55% voting 'no'. A few of the reasons sited for rejecting the constitution were: fear of losing welfare benefits and jobs, (unemployment listed as the #1 problem in Europe today); a protest vote against Chirac; and concern over immigration issues.

Chirac, who said, "It's an illusion to believe that Europe would pick up better than ever with another project, because there is no other project [than the EU Constitution]," counted on the voters following the major political parties which all supported the Constitution. What an upset to find out he was wrong. And he�s not happy.

Emboldened by the French vote, the Dutch just voted down the constitution as well. Many sited their discontent with the unpopular Dutch government, and anger over the price increases that followed the introduction of the Euro in 2002.

It is also doubtful that the Netherlands will accept the constitution. Opponents there fear that the Netherlands will be, according to the Associated Press, "engulfed by a superstate headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and dominated by Germany, France and Britain."

Nine countries so far have ratified the constitution: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. There will continue to be efforts to ratify the treaty until the process ends in October of 2006. Proponents, obviously, hoping that the French and Dutch remain the only members to reject the treaty.

Well, what is this 25-nation European Union all about? At the end of this article I list some of the suggested steps to restore a "glorious Europe" - the mindset and agenda of liberal Europe. But first a brief description of the make-up and function of the EU.

Officially founded on November 1, 1993, and formerly known as European Community or European Economic Community, the EU's stated purpose is to enhance political, economic and social co-operation.

The European Union's efforts cover every policy area, including health, economic policy, foreign affairs and defence. Resembling a federation, the key activity of the EU is the establishment of one common market, with a single currency. According to Wikipedia online encyclopedia, "The members of the European Union have transferred more sovereignty to that regional organisation than any other members have to any other nonsovereign regional organisation."

Today, twelve of the twenty-five member states use the Euro for currency, including: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Nations not using the Euro are Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The ten most recent countries to join the EU, on May 1, 2004, are Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Brussels serves as the de facto capitol of the European Commission and the Council of Ministers, and also host of some of the plenary sessions of the European Parliament.

The European Court of Justice and the Parliament's secretariat are based in Luxembourg, and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt.

The major issues facing the European Union currently include its expansion into the east and south, the ratification of its constitution and�its relationship with the United States.

The EU is not the first attempt to unify Europe, there have been many efforts throughout its history since the collapse of the Roman Empire. Supporters declare that the EU is a force for democracy. Of course, as we saw with the war in Iraq, several EU nations did not stand with the United States, including two of the strongest EU nations, France and Germany.

But there are more disagreements between the EU and the U.S. President Bush was in Brussels this past Februay, meeting with European Union member states and with NATO. He addressed the issue of EU member states exporting arms to China, stating, "There is a deep concern in our country that a transfer of weapons would be a transfer of technology to China, which would change the balance of relations between China and Taiwan."

Just this week the US and the EU filed suit against each other with the World Trade Organization. The United States believes Europe's financial aid to Airbus to launch new aircraft is illegal under WTO rules, and the Europeans sees the United States subsidizing Boeing through military contracts as a violation. According to YubaNet.com, "The move pits Washington and Brussels squarely against each other in a months-long dispute that escalated after an April 11 deadline passed without a resolution."

Author of Hillary's Secret, Richard Poe, who we�ve had as a guest on the show, wrote an article in 2003 entitled "The Fascist Dream of a United Europe" where he lists the following steps for a united Europe which were suggested by Baron Julius Evola (1898-1974) an Italian Fascist and one of Mussolini's leading intellectual defenders. Evola called for a united Europe in his 1972 book, Men Among the Ruins. The seven steps are:

Step 1: ESTABLISH AN ELITE ORDER "...whose members would act in the various nations, doing what they can to promote an eventual European unity...members of ancient European families..."

Step 2: LIQUIDATE EUROPE'S "POLITICAL CLASS" "One must first get rid of the political class, which holds the power in almost all European countries in this time of interregnum and European slavery..."

Step 3: ERADICATE NATIONALISM Poe summarizes, "...to put aside their own national loyalties and embrace the superstate of Europe -- to cross 'from the national level to the supernational...' The 'nationalist hubris' or 'pride of nations' must be broken."

Step 4: BUILD A EUROPEAN EMPIRE "into a single bloc...arranged hierarchically..."

Step 5: ABOLISH REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT Evola called for a "general anti-democratic cleansing."

Step 6: PHASE OUT CHRISTIANITY Christianity seen as "weak, insubstantial and formless...not specifically European and not liable to be monopolized for European civilization alone: after all, even American blacks are Christians..."

Step 7: DRIVE RUSSIA AND THE USA OUT OF EUROPE "to become emancipated in every aspect and in equal measure from both the United States and the USSR."

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Are these sentiments to be found in the European Union's goals? We'll save that for part 2. Perhaps the rejection of it's constitution by the French and Dutch will render that a mute point. Is this the end of the EU? We'll have to wait and see.

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