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SoftTouch
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I did some digging on Solana and here's something I found on another Prophecy BBS site:
Javier Solana
(born July 14, 1942), the 1995-1999 NATO Secretary General, is, since the fall of 1999, Secretary General of both the European Union and the 10 nation permanent member Western European Union.
He also holds the title of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU , a position created by the Council of Vienna in December 1998 and encoded in Section 666 of the Europa archived documents.
http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/1998/x0666.htm
He has been officially designated to serve as the powerful new Foreign Minister of the European Union under its new constitution, effective upon full ratification expected in 2006.
http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-118090-16&type=News
As such he will combine the positions of Commissioner of External Relations (currently held by Benita Ferrero-Waldner) and Common Foreign and Security Policy chief currently held by him. He has a growing cabinet of his own already serving under him. That advisory body is expected to grow as he continues to enlarge his EU roles. It is expected that ratification will be complete sometime in 2006 and that new roles may begin in 2007. Under the new constitution, he will easily be the most powerful figure in the European government, he having a unique power of initiative not even shared by the presidency. He will also automatically serve as Vice President of the European Commission.
Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union (EU)
Secretary-General of the Western European Union (WEU)
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
Will be VP of the Commission in charge of External Relations
Born in Madrid on 14 July 1942.
Married to Concepción Giménez - two children.
Doctorate in physics - Fulbright scholar at several American universities.
Professor of solid-state physics at Madrid Complutense University - author of over thirty publications in the field.
Member of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome.
Joined the Spanish Socialist Party in 1964.
Member of the Spanish Parliament since 1977.
Spanish Cabinet Minister from 1982 to 1995 without interruption:
December 1982 - July 1988: Minister for Culture (simultaneously acted as Government Spokesman from July 1985 to July 1988).
July 1988 - July 1992: Minister for Education and Science.
July 1992 - December 1995: Minister for Foreign Affairs.
December 1995 - October 1999: Secretary-General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO).
Since 18 October 1999: Secretary General of the Council of the European Union/High representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Since 25 November 1999: Secretary General of Western European Union (WEU).
July 2004: appointed for a second 5-year mandate as Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and EU High Representative for the CFSP. It was also decided that Mr Solana would be appointed EU Foreign Minister on the day of entry into force of the Constitutional Treaty for Europe.
Javier Profile Website
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The EU's decision-making process involve three main institutions:
•European Parliament (elected)
•European Commission (appointed)
•Council of the European Union (appointed)
This "institutional triangle" produces the policies and laws that apply throughout the EU.
Two other institutions have a vital part to play: the Court of Justice upholds the rule of European law, and the Court of Auditors checks the financing of the Union's activities.
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European Parliament
The European Parliament is the democratic voice of the peoples of Europe. Directly elected every five years, the members of the European Parliament (MEPs) sit not in national blocs but in seven political groups. Each group reflects the political ideology of the national parties to which its members belong. Some MEPs are not attached to any political group. Before the expansion there were 626 seats in the parliment, from 2004 to 2007 there will be 732, and from 2007 until 2009 there will be 786 seats. (This is the "seat number 666" that is unassigned, but it's probably just like the 13th floor, they probably just skipped number 666 as no one wanted it due to the negative connotations)
Parliament's principal roles are as follows:
•To examine and adopt European legislation (shared equally with the Council of Ministers)
•To approve the EU budget.
•To exercise democratic control over the other EU institutions
•To assent to important international agreements such as the accession of new EU Member States and trade or association agreements between the EU and other countries.
(as far as I can tell, this is the only main body that Solana is not part of... yet)
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European Commission
The European Commission is the driving force for the union and does a lot of the day-to-day work in the European Union. It drafts proposals for new European laws, which it presents to the European Parliament and the Council. The Commission makes sure that EU decisions are properly implemented and supervises the way EU funds are spent. It also keeps an eye out to see that everyone abides by the European treaties and European law.
Romano Prodi heads the EU executive as President of the European Commission
Chris Patten is Commissioner in charge of External Relations - This is the position/duties that will be moved to Solana as Foriegn Minister, along with additional power if I'm not mistaken
Also of note:
The European Commission is responsible for the General Report of 1998, Chapter V: Role of the Union in the world, Section 1: Common foreign and security policy:
666. In December the Vienna European Council expressed the opinion that the Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the CFSP should be appointed as soon as possible and be a personality with a strong political profile. It invited the Council to prepare common strategies on Russia, Ukraine, the Mediterranean region and the western Balkans, on the understanding that the first would be on Russia. Welcoming the new impetus given to the debate on a common European policy on security and defence, the European Council also noted that the CFSP should be backed by credible operational capabilities
This Commission report is what led to Recommendation 666 in June 2000
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The Council of the European Union is the EU's main decision-making body
Solana is Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
The counsil has six key responsibilities:
1) To pass European laws. In many fields it legislates jointly with the European Parliament.
2) To co-ordinate the broad economic policies of the member states.
3) To conclude international agreements between the EU and one or more states or international organisations.
4) To approve the EU's budget, jointly with the European Parliament.
5) To develop the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy
6) To co-ordinate co-operation between the national courts and police forces in criminal matters
Solana is also High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (#5 above)
In addition, there are two decentralized bodies under the CFSP (Solana) that are of interest. Both came directly from the WEU.
(1) The European Institute for Security Studies (ISS): Its aim is to help create a common European security culture, to support the strategic debate by providing the best possible interface between European decision-makers and the diverse circles of non-official specialists. (like the CIA?)
(2) European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC): Its mission is to support EU decision-making in the context of the CSFP, and in particular of the ESDP, by enhancing the EU's capability to gather space related information to help prevent conflicts, support peace-keeping efforts in the event of such conflicts and provide effective humanitarian aid during natural and man-made disasters. Its task will hence consist of providing material resulting from the analysis of satellite imagery and collateral data, including aerial imagery as appropriate.
And then there is the Political and Security Committee (PSC)
The Political and Security Committee (PSC) follows international developments in the field of common foreign and security policy (CFSP), helps to define policies and monitors their implementation. Under the authority of the Council (Solana), it is responsible for the political control and strategic guidance of crisis management operations. Composed mainly of national representatives, the PSC is at the heart of crisis management activities. To ensure its smooth running, it is assisted by a Politico-Military Group, a Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management, and the Military Committee (MC) and Military Staff (MS) (this is similar to the National Security Advisory Committee, headed by Dr. Condoleezza Rice and the Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld)
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Where does the WEU fit into all of this?
The EU’s High Representative is also the WEU Secretary-General and
The Political and Security Committee (PSC) also make up the 10 nation WEU Permanent Council
Despite all the institutional changes in Europe (and what most web sites lead you to believe), the WEU Counsil and the Assembly of WEU are still in charge of Security and Defence for the EU, esp in relation to "emergency" Military actions.
Most documentation will say that the WEU has many Representatives, what they fail to mention is that only the 10 nations that make up the PERMANENT COUNSIL have voting power. They are:
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
Italy
Greece
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
There is one Vice-President of the Permanent Council from each of these 10 nations, plus a "president", but Solana as the Secretary-General has all the real power in the group, including the power to declare and emergency and direct the Military.
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As a Summary, there are 3 branches of government in the EU. They are the Parliament, Commission, and Council.
The members of Parliment are elected, but the Parliment actually has the least power of the three. Solana doesn't seem to be involved in the Parliment
Solana currently is the head of the Counsil, which has most of the decision making authority in the EU. He also heads the department within the Counsil that controls Security and Defence (the military). The power and decision making in this department actually comes from the 10 nation WEU Permanent Council, which Solana also runs.
When Solana is appointed as Foreign Minister he will also have a very powerful position in the third branch, the Commision. He will be VP and in charge of all foreign affairs for the EU.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but as a comparison, it seems to me that Solana has about the same power in the EU as one would have if we combined all of the US positions listed below:
Secretary of State, Colin Powell
Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld
National Security Advisor, Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge
Speaker of the House (Congress), Dennis Hastert (very powerful but anonymous position)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers
Director of Central Intelligence, George J. Tenet
Chairman Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft
And possible a few others
from Fulifilled Prophecy
Most of the data above was collected from http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
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Psalm 119:104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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Wow--just read the article! That's heavy.
The 10 kingdoms, the 3 dissenters, the 666 connection, etc... it's ALL THERE. How can anyone not make it out! Most telling, concerning the "upside-down" world: That those without God will not know these things--it will be as foolishness to them. That's exactly how today's world is! Even within the ranks of people who should be seeing connections, like media journalists.
Okay I gotta stop for a while--my head is swimming with awe at God's Word--and absolutel astonishment at the audacity and blindness of mankind in the very face of it all! Man oh man oh man!! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Hehe, I was going to read this hours ago and forgot until I saw your post. This a very interesting read. I love this part:
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if this were a prophecy by Nostradamus or some other non-Biblical source, it would be headline news.
Lol, how true. Upside down world I tell ya. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
God bless. ![[Bible]](graemlins/bible.gif) ![[Cross]](graemlins/cross.gif) ![[Prayer]](graemlins/prayer.gif)
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SoftTouch
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Here is a very interesting article that I feel is worthy of consideration. It's about what's currently happening with the WEU, Recommendation 666, and the EU.
Daniel's 'Little Horn'
(I found this article linked to on Brother Ripps webpage: www.rapturenews.com )
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