MARCH 2004; The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European
countries, committed to working together for
peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing
states, but it is more than any other international organisation.
The EU is, in fact, unique. Its Member States have set up common
institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty
so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made
democratically at European level. The historical roots of the
European Union lie in the Second World War. The idea of European
integration was conceived to prevent such killing and
destruction from ever happening again. It was first proposed by the
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in a speech on 9
May 1950. This date, the "birthday" of what is now the EU, is
celebrated annually as Europe Day.
There are five EU institutions, each playing a specific role:
European Parliament (elected by the peoples of the Member States);
Council of the European Union (representing the governments of the
Member States);
European Commission (driving force and executive body);
Court of Justice (ensuring compliance with the law);
Court of Auditors (controlling sound and lawful management of the EU
budget).
These are flanked by five other important bodies:
European Economic and Social Committee (expresses the opinions of
organised civil society on economic and social issues);
Committee of the Regions (expresses the opinions of regional and local
authorities);
European Central Bank (responsible for monetary policy and managing
the euro);
European Ombudsman (deals with citizens' complaints about
maladministration by any EU institution or body);
European Investment Bank (helps achieve EU objectives by financing
investment projects);
A number of agencies and other bodies complete the system. The below
countries are current members of The Eu or will be
members in the very near future. Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain
France Ireland Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands
Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom Czech Republic Estonia
Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Hungary Malta Poland
Slovenia Slovakia Bulgaria Romania Turkey. In May, 2004 Slovenia and
several other countries from the old Soviet
Communist block will also be granted membership into The EU.
THE EUROPE MONETARY SYSTEM
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On 1 January 2002, the euro banknotes and coins were introduced in 12
Member States of the European Union, with seven
different banknotes and eight coins. The euro has been a feature of
the financial landscape since 1 January 1999. On 1 January
2002, it became a physical reality across Europe when the new euro
banknotes and coins were introduced. The national central
banks of the European Union, along with the European Central Bank,
make up the European System of Central Banks
(NCBs). The NCBs of Member States not participating in the current
euro areas of Denmark, Sweden and the United
Kingdom, have a special status which allows them to conduct their own
national monetary policies, but not to take part in
deciding and implementing monetary policy for the whole euro area. The
Eurosystem constutes the national central banks of the
euro area together with the ECB, known as the Eurosystem. The
Eurosystem's primary objective is the maintenance of price
stability. It meets its objectives through deciding and implementing
monetary policy; conducting foreign exchange operations,
and operating payment systems. The NCBs of the participating Member
States played a key role in the smooth transition to the
euro. Their responsibilities included, introducing the euro in their
respective countries, managing the changeover from national
currencies to the euro, creating the necessary systems to effectively
circulate the euro banknotes and coins, withdrawing
national currencies; and providing advice about and promoting the use
of the euro. Links to national central bank websites;
Belgium GermanyGreeceSpainFranceIrelandItalyLuxembourgThe
NetherlandsAustriaPortugalFinland
The arrival of the euro, however, means much more than exchanging one
currency for another. It involves individuals and
businesses not only in the countries that have joined the single
currency, but all over the world. It is in Europe's best interests to
familiarise themselves and the global economy with the look and feel
of the euro banknotes and coins. The new coins, over 50
billion of them, have one side common to all 12 countries and a
reverse side specific to each country, while the 14.5 billion
banknotes look the same throughout the euro area. Altogether, the
banknotes and coins produced a total new currency of over
€664 billion. The current 12 Member States of the European Union now
participating in the common currency are Belgium,
Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The
Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Finland. Denmark,
Sweden and the United Kingdom are members of the European Union but
are not as yet currently participating in the single
currency. Denmark is a member of the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM
II), which means that the Danish krone is linked to
the euro, although the exchange rate is not fixed.
THE EURO NATIONAL FLAG
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This is the European flag. It is the symbol not only of the European
Union but also of Europe's unity and identity in a wider
sense. The circle of gold stars represents solidarity and harmony
between the peoples of Europe. The number of stars has
nothing to do with the number of Member States. There are twelve stars
because the number twelve is traditionally the symbol
of perfection, completeness and unity. The flag will therefore remain
unchanged regardless of future EU enlargements. The
history of the flag goes back to 1955. At that time, the European
Union existed only in the form of the European Coal and Steel
Community, with just six Member States. But a separate body with a
larger membership, the Council of Europe, had been set
up several years earlier and was busy defending human rights and
promoting European culture. The Council of Europe was
considering what symbol to adopt for its own use. After much
discussion, the present design was adopted - a circle of twelve
gold stars on a blue background. In various traditions, twelve is a
symbolic number representing perfection. It is also, of course,
the number of months in a year and the number of hours shown on a
clock face. The circle is, among other things, a symbol of
unity. So the European flag was born, representing the ideal of unity
among the peoples of Europe. The Council of Europe then
encouraged other European institutions to adopt the same flag and, in
1983, the European Parliament took up the call. Finally,
in 1985, the flag was adopted by all EU heads of State and government
as the official emblem of the European Union, which, in
those days, was called the European Communities. All European
institutions have been using it since the beginning of 1986.
EUROPOL
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The two law enforcement agencies named Europol and Eurojust, have been
set up to help the EU member states cooperate in
the fight against organized international crime. This cooperation in
criminal matters is the "third pillar" of the EU. Europol and
Eurojust carry out very specific tasks in the context of the dialogue,
mutual assistance, joint efforts and cooperation between the
police, customs, immigration services and justice departments of the
EU member states. Europol became fully operational in
1999; Eurojust was set up in 2002. Both agencies are based in The
Hague, The Netherlands. Europol, the European Police
Office, was set up in 1992 to handle Europe wide criminal
intelligence. Europol's aim is to help the EU member states
cooperate more closely and effectively in preventing and combating
organized international crime. Europol supports member
states by making it easier for national law enforcement agencies to
exchange information, providing operational analysis,
including providing expertise and technical support for investigations
and operations. One of Europol's duties is to establish and
maintain a computerized system to allow the input, access and analysis
of data. A Joint Supervisory Body, comprising two data
protection experts from each EU country, monitors the content and use
of all personal data held by Europol. Europol is
accountable to the Justice and Home Affairs Council, the justice and
home affairs ministers of all the EU countries. The Europol
Management Board comprises one representative from each EU country.
The EUROPOL web site http://www.europol.eu.int
The rule of law is fundamental to the European Union. All EU decisions
and procedures are based on the Treaties, which are
agreed by all the EU countries.
The Rise of The Roman Empire
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JANUARY 2004; Some call it The European Common Market, The ECC, The
United States of Europe, but it is the rebirth of
The Roman Empire. The ECC will grow to 25 countries this year, which
will include eight former Soviet bloc countries. More
work still needs to be completed in the unification process. The
agreement and approval of a European Constitution and the
equality of a nation's voting power, regardless of it's population,
are the current the main delays of The Roman Empire's rebirth.
The fall of The Roman Empire occurred around 300-500 B.C. In 800 A.D.
Charlemagne, the king of Franks, briefly began
the rebuilding of the empire to some degree of success, but after his
death, the empire fell apart rather quickly. In 1802,
Napoleon's rise to rebuild the empire also met with disaster. France's
foreign minister Dominique de Villepin published a book
which vindicated Napoleon's vision of a future Great European Unity of
the future. In the 1930s, Hitler loyalists instituted the
salute " Heil Hitler," modeled after the " Hail Caesar " tribute.
Hitler envisioned a German empire of Europe. In 1933 Italy's
fascist Benito Mussolini declared that The Roman Empire must rise
again. Britain's 1930s leading fascists Oswald Mosely, also
cried for The Empire's return. The 1946 Zurich speech of Winston
Churchill included the call for a United States of Europe.
Europe has really no choice but to incorporate and consolidate it's
territory, economy, and it's military into a revived Roman
Empire to survive in today's globalized world economy. The only super
power in the world today has been The United States,
after the fall of The Soviet Union in the 1990s. The military strength
of the Asian nations, mainly China, may come close to the
equality and military numbers of The United States, but in economics,
technology, and nuclear capabilities, The United States
has had no equal in the world since 1945. One could make a point that
The Roman Empire already has been reborn, and it is
stronger, more aggressive, and will not hesitate to crush it's enemies
when it concerns threats to it's interests, and is the richest
empire ever in world history. But the capitol of today's Roman Empire
isn't in Rome, Italy. It's in Washington DC . But history
has proven all empires will fall, from Babylon, Egypt, Greece, Rome,
and eventually, The United States. The final and last
world empire will be The One World Government.
One World Government.
The United Nations Assembly Council Is The Root Of The New
World Order & Government
Since World War II, secret groups of bankers, politicians, and
scientists have met regularly to plan the creation of a one world
government. These people do not trust democracy because they know the
average patriotic American or Canadian would
never willingly surrender his country and constitution to be ruled by
some faceless foreign leaders on some secret international
committee. In the early 1970's Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Carter's
National Security Advisor, founded the Trilateral
Commission under financial control and direction of David Rockefeller,
chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations. His
books and confidential reports to these organizations have developed
many of the basic strategies of the coming New World
Order. Even Albert Einstien was interviewed in The Atlantic Monthly by
reporter Raymon Swing in November 1945 and
November 1947. Einstein was against giving the secrets of the atomic
bomb to the United Nations, but was leaning more to a
world government. This world government he stated should be started by
the three major military powers of that time which
was The United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. This new
world government would share it's nuclear secrets with
the Russians to make them less suspicious, because they had not yet
acquired nuclear technology at the time.
World Trade Bank in Washington D.C.
As a result of Brzezinski's input they developed a more subtle plan
that appeared to create a competition between three
economic and political super states. However, the hidden reality was
the the The United States, Japan, and Germany
represented three branches of a global enterprise. The plan required
each of the three superpowers to take the first steps to
dominate and finally merge the nations in their own area. Public
opinion is being persuaded by the media to accept the loss of
sovereignty in return for the promised blessing of a stable
international, political and economic New World Order. Once this
stage is complete the final step will be to merge the three
superpowers into a One World Government. On January 30,1976,32
Senators and 92 Representatives signed The Declaration of Inter
dependence. This document was an attempt to create
propaganda for the the planned New World Order. This was their
statement, " Two centuries ago our forefathers brought forth
a new nation; now we must join with others to bring forth a new world
order. Germany is now conquering the nations of
Europe through economic and political means. Japan is rapidly
dominating the countries it tried to conquer in World War II and
now is forming a new Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere. The
United States has created The North American Free
Trade Agreement ( NAFTA) to consolidate the economies of Mexico,
Canada and America. This Trilateral approach
succeeded in creating the impression among many people that there is a
true international competition underway between The
United States, Europe and Japan.
--The United Nations
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The United Nations ( UN) was formed during World War II by the allied
nations in hope that it could be used to prevent
another disastrous world war. However, in the past five decades
1945-1998 more than 37 million people were killed in over
340 wars. While we talk about peace, the world still arms for
Armageddon. Despite the collapse of The Soviet Union, six
hundred major Russian arms factories are running 24 hours a day.
Despite the talk of peace there is a greater threat of war
today than any other time since 1945. The United Nations was founded
on the basis of respect for the individual sovereignty of
each member nation. A fundamental principle of the UN was that the
international body would never interfere in the internal
affairs of a sovereign member nation. However, with the collapse of
the Soviet Union and the growing support for a New
World Order this principle of non-interference has eroded to the point
of extinction. As an example, following the Gulf War, the
UN massively intervened in Iraq's internal affairs to carve out an
enclave to protect the Kurdish minority in northern Iraq from
the armed attacks of Saddam Hussein.
The New York Times published an article entitled "The New World Army"
in March, 1992, calling for the creation of a
permanent UN army. The bill for 11 UN peacekeeping missions involving
77,000 blue helmeted UN troops could exceed 3.7
billion dollars. As demands grow for a permanent UN rapid deployment
army, negotiations have commenced to include Russia,
European, Canadian, and American Special Forces in the core of the
future New World Army. One of the most dangerous
things about the UN Charter and various other international treaties
is that they literally supersede the constitutions of our
democratic countries. As an example, the US Constitution states that
treaties signed by the Senate supersede our own
Constitution. There fore, if there is a conflict between a UN treaty
and the laws of the Untied States, the Supreme Court will
demand that the government obey the dictates of The United Nations
treaty.
The New World Order
Both the short comings and the limited practicability of all the
approaches to the elimination of war through the reform of the
international system have driven many thinkers to accept the idea that
war can only be abolished by a full scale world
government. No midway solution between the relative anarchy of
independent, individual states and a world government with
the full paraphernalia of legislative powers and of an overwhelming
military force would provide a sufficiently stable international
framework for the nations to feel that wars would not break out and
thus stop them from behaviour that is often conducive to
wars. In an age faced with the danger of a war escalating into a
general extermination of mankind, the central importance of
preserving peace is obvious and is generally accepted. But here the
thinkers divide. Some press on from this analysis to the
logical conclusion that mankind must, and, therefore, will establish a
world government, and they advance ideas how best to
proceed in this direction. Others regard the world government as
completely utopian, no matter how logical and desirable it
may be. Yet, in terms of actual policies, the adherents of the two
schools do not necessarily divide. Whether they do or do not
believe that world government is attainable, they do agree that the
complex phenomenon of war represents a potential calamity
of such a magnitude that all theorists must endeavour to understand it
and to apply their understanding to the prevention and
mitigation of war with all the means at their disposal.