{"id":101429,"date":"2026-05-31T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=101429"},"modified":"2026-05-31T07:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T14:42:05","slug":"czech-prime-minister-andrej-babis-compared-the-eu-to-the-roman-empire-in-decline-who-would-be-emperor-if-the-roman-empire-still-existed-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/czech-prime-minister-andrej-babis-compared-the-eu-to-the-roman-empire-in-decline-who-would-be-emperor-if-the-roman-empire-still-existed-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis compared the EU to the Roman Empire in decline; Who Would Be Emperor If the Roman Empire Still Existed Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Some see the EU in decline, while others see it has potential to become a type of ‘Holy Roman Empire.’<\/p>\n

Notice something related to decline:<\/p>\n

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EU following path of Roman Empire\u2019s decline \u2013 Czech PM<\/h2>\n

31 May 2026<\/p>\n

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has compared the EU to the Roman Empire in its twilight years, arguing that Brussels is weakening the bloc through its economic, climate, and security policies.<\/p>\n

Babis returned to office in December after his ANO movement won 34.5% of the vote and 80 seats in the 200-member lower house of parliament. Since then, he has positioned himself as a leading advocate of national sovereignty, a reassessment of EU policies, and a more pragmatic approach to Europe\u2019s economic and security challenges.<\/p>\n

In an interview published on Sunday, Babis accused Brussels of steering the bloc\u2019s economy toward decline through what he called its aggressive decarbonization agenda. \u201cThe EU is now probably on the same road as the end of the Roman empire,\u201d<\/em> he told the FT.<\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s push to phase out fossil fuels has become increasingly divisive …<\/p>\n

The economic pressures, security concerns, and reliance on external military protection underpin Babis\u2019 comparison with ancient Rome.<\/p>\n

The Roman Empire\u2019s later centuries were marked by political instability, economic strain, and military overstretch. It became increasingly reliant on foreign troops while struggling to finance its defenses, as trade and economic activity declined and external pressures mounted. https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/640781-eu-roman-empire-decline-czech-pm\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, the Roman Empire ended and the official ‘Holy Roman Empire’ did as well.<\/p>\n

Yet the Bible shows that despite being divided, and written off as dead, it will rise again and cause the world to marvel:<\/p>\n

41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. (Daniel 2:41-43)<\/p>\n

1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” (Revelation 13:1-4)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How?<\/p>\n

The Bible teaches that Europe will reorganize:<\/p>\n

12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” (Revelation 17:12-13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note: I believe that the toes of Daniel 2:41, which would be ten, correspond with the ten kings in Revelation 17:12 (see Must the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations?<\/a>). So, I also later learned, did the old WCG:<\/p>\n

“And in the days of these kings… .” It is here speaking of the ten toes, part of iron and part of brittle clay. This, by connecting the prophecy with Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 and 17, is referring to the new UNITED STATES OF EUROPE, which is now forming out of the European Common Market before your very eyes!<\/strong> Revelation 17:12 makes plain the detail that it shall be a union of ten KINGS OR KINGDOMS that (Rev. 17:8) shall resurrect the medieval “HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. …<\/p>\n

The seventh is now forming\u2014the last, final, brief resurrection of the “Holy Roman Empire” by ten European groups or nations.\u00a0 (Armstrong HW. 7 PROOFS OF GOD’S TRUE CHURCH: Part Four. Plain Truth, May 1979; that same exact quote is also in his 1985 book: The Bible Superstition or Authority? …and can you prove it?)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last Summer, a reader from Italy sent me a link in Italian (https:\/\/www.maurizioblondet.it\/scritti-sull-imperium\/<\/a>) which I machine-translated into English. Here are some excerpts:<\/p>\n

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WRITINGS ON THE IMPERIUM<\/span><\/h2>\n
The writings on the Imperium collect some reflections that the Author, Cosmo Intini, musician and scholar of Christian Wisdom …\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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The crisis of the West’s socio-cultural, economic, and even religious model has highlighted Europe’s spiritual need to recover its “traditional identity.” This is necessary to address the challenges posed by a geopolitical future marked by “multipolarity.”<\/div>\n
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According to the Author, the Imperium, as a “traditional and sacred” archetype, represents the only irreplaceable “model” capable of satisfying the need to free oneself from the suffocating and harmful “unipolar Atlanticist” yoke, to assume an adequate structuring and strength of values and an equal ontological dignity with respect to those realities that are emerging according to similar political-identity paths and with which it will soon have to confront.<\/div>\n
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From the perspective of a fruitful and synergistic repositioning of the Empire alongside the Papacy (the necessary restoration of the Regalitas alongside the Sacerdotium, within the Roman Ecclesia), Sacred and Imperial Europe will be able to continue to carry out that function of Katechon which was providentially assigned to it since its rise on the vestiges of the most ancient and glorious Romanitas … 07\/23\/25 https:\/\/www.maurizioblondet.it\/scritti-sull-imperium\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Note he wants religion and the papacy to work with an European Empire similar to historical alliances in the past.<\/p>\n

So, this is another call for Europe to bind with Greco-Roman Catholicism in an effort to re-create a type of ‘Holy Roman Empire.”<\/p>\n

While both Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis called for that, we have also seen some secular leaders do the same (e.g.\u00a0RI: Hungarian PM Says Only Solution to World\u2019s Problems Is Return to Christianity (Orban); COGwriter: It is not original Christianity that Victor Orban wants<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I ran across an article from 2024 I had not seen before, followed by another than I had:<\/p>\n

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Could the European Union last for 1,000 years? It\u2019s not as crazy as it sounds<\/h2>\n

May 27, 2024<\/p>\n

The negative consequences of celebrating unique national identities became clear after virulent nationalism led to the rise of Nazi Germany and World War II left Europe in ruins.<\/p>\n

The European Union seeks to prevent this from happening again by restoring the cosmopolitanism, size, and economic clout of a multinational empire but without creating a unitary state in the process. …<\/p>\n

The Holy Roman Empire successfully managed the affairs of central Europe by creating a similar composite political structure beginning in 962 under Otto I. In a bid to create unity in the German lands, where the Romans never ruled, the Holy Roman Empire proclaimed itself the successor to the long-dead Roman Empire as the defender of a Catholic Christian Europe. Lacking a single capital and imperial army, it did not seem to be much of an empire. …<\/p>\n

That the Holy Roman Empire survived for 900 years suggests that it was on to something, and that the EU can be viewed as a secular reincarnation of it\u2014minus only an emperor\u2019s crown and Christian faith as symbols of its unity. …<\/p>\n

The EU Parliament resembled the representative Diets<\/em> of the Holy Roman Empire in their multiple meeting places and the disconnection between that body and a weak executive. …<\/p>\n

A similarly decentralized Holy Roman Empire lasted close to a millennium in the German world and northern Italy … https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/science\/news-science\/could-the-european-union-last-for-1000-years-its-not-as-crazy-as-it-sounds\/ <\/a><\/p>\n

7 October 2024<\/p>\n

The European Union project might appear unprecedented but it is not. The Holy Roman Empire successfully managed the affairs of central Europe by creating a similar composite political structure. …<\/p>\n

The EU is designed as a supranational polity where member states retain their national sovereignty and parochial identities but agree to be bound by its laws. They maintain their own armies, independent foreign policies, national parliaments and are free to leave if they so choose. The creation of such a chimeric political beast might appear unpreceded but it is not. The Holy Roman Empire successfully managed the affairs of central Europe by creating a similar composite political structure beginning in 962 under Otto I. In a bid to create unity in the German lands, where the Romans never ruled, the Holy Roman Empire proclaimed itself the successor to the long-dead Roman Empire as the defender of a Catholic Christian Europe. https:\/\/observatory.wiki\/A_Historical_Case_for_Why_the_EU_Could_Endure_for_More_Than_1%2C000_Years?utm<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice something from a book by Hungary’s then Ambassador to the Vatican:<\/p>\n

The Holy Roman Empire \u2026 was shaped by, the Habsburg family for hundreds of years \u2026<\/p>\n

Holy Roman Empire \u2026 by the Middle Ages, this state structure governed most of the Roman Empire\u2019s former territory including Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, Czeck Republic, the territory of today\u2019s Poland, and Northern Italy.<\/p>\n

The idea of centralized government in the Habsburg lands began to advance under Maria Theresia. \u2026 In some ways, centalization was inspired by the Masonic idea that reason could determine the best policy, and therefore that all change could come from above and be implemented by a small, virtuous elite.<\/p>\n

In the end, the idea of empire (in German\u00a0reich<\/em>) has shaped Europe for nearly six hundred years, with greater and lesser success. But one historical curiosity above the Holy Roman Empire is that, according to legal scholars, it never officially, legally ended. \u2026 even after 1806 when the Holy Roman Empire ended. \u2026 So, very technically speaking, empire continues to even to this day<\/strong>. \u2026 perhaps one day in the future it will once again be \u201cen-soul\u201d a united Europe?<\/p>\n

Dr. Otto von Habsburg \u2026 From the birth of the Paneuropa Union, in 1952, Otto fought for a united Europe \u2026 In 1973, Otto became head of the International Paneuropa Movement, and in 1979 he was elected to the European Parliament for the first time. \u2026 he insisted that symbolic seats in the Parliament be kept empty for the future for countries still trapped behind the Iron Curtain. \u2026<\/p>\n

We Habsburgs still live by traditional family values and live by them. \u2026 Are we waiting for the monarchy to return? No. (Or are we?)<\/p>\n

(Habsburg E. The Habsburg Way: Seven Rules for Turbulent Times. Sophia Institute Press, 2023)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, apparently on paper, according to Eduard Habsburg, the Holy Roman Empire has not actually ended.<\/p>\n

The reality is that, with the exception of Switzerland (which has many EU ties, but is not officially part of it), the territory the ‘Holy Roman Empire’ once controlled is part of the European Union.<\/p>\n

It is also of interest to note that Eduard Hapsburg was advocating for some type of Holy Roman Empire with perhaps a monarch ruling over it.<\/p>\n

Speaking of monarch’s to rule the ‘Holy Roman Empire,’ a news search today brought up the following:<\/p>\n

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Who Would Be Emperor If the Roman Empire Still Existed Today?<\/h2>\n

March 10, 2026<\/p>\n

During Wimbledon a few years ago, a thread about King Felipe VI of Spain<\/a> went viral. …\u00a0Even when not attending major sporting events, the king\u2019s collars always hug his neck, his lapels are always well-proportioned, the lines of his coat always flow into his trousers, and his four-in-hand always has just the right asymmetry. For my money, such self-presentation befits not just a monarch, but indeed an emperor.<\/p>\n

It so happens that Felipe is one of the most plausible candidates for that job, at least in the hypothetical scenario that the Roman Empire never declined and fell. …<\/p>\n

So who would rightfully rule over a still-extant Roman Empire? … In addition to Felipe, the roster of potential modern-day Roman emperors …\u00a0the claimants who could draw their legitimacy from the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire live on: the still relatively young Jean-Christophe Napol\u00e9on, a descendant of Bonaparte\u2019s brother, and Karl von Habsburg, the undisputed current head of the eponymous house. In favor of each candidate, one can make a variety of arguments political, cultural, and geographical. https:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2026\/03\/who-would-be-emperor-if-the-roman-empire-still-existed-today.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let me add one name to the above list: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg<\/a>. Notice the following:<\/p>\n

Karl-Theodor’s mother, Christiane Gr\u00e4fin und Edle Herrin von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg (now Christiane Henkell-von Ribbentrop), is a member of the Eltz family, which has strong ties with Croatia. She is the daughter of Jakob von und zu Eltz, a former President of the Association of Winemakers in Rheingau who became active in Croatian politics after Croatian independence, and is related to the princely family of Liechtenstein and is also a descendant of the Habsburg-Lothringen imperial family, including Maria Theresa of Austria. (KARL THEODOR ZU GUTTENBERG. http:\/\/dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr\/KARL%20THEODOR%20ZU%20GUTTENBERG\/en-en\/ accessed 05\/14\/18)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As it turns out, Austrian Karl von Habsburg shares Maria Theresa of Austria with Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg<\/a> as one of his ancestors also.<\/p>\n

So, while the EU is not the final Beast (see The European Union and the Seven Kings of Revelation 17<\/a>), Europe will change (Revelation 17:12-13).<\/p>\n

And it may be the leader will be a Habsburg.<\/p>\n

And as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg<\/a> is actually a Habsburg, as he has Habsburg descent, he remains one to watch (cf. Mark 13:37).<\/p>\n

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Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation<\/a> Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about \u201cthe Beast\u201d? Is an emerging European power \u201cthe daughter of Babylon\u201d? What is ahead for Europe? This article discusses the largest church since the second\/third century, which in a real sense is the eighth church mentioned in the Book of Revelation (it also endorses “eighth day” worship). What church would support the Beast? Here is a link to a video titled: Europe and the ‘Holy Roman Empire’<\/a>. Here is are links to other Europe-related videos: European history and the Bible<\/a>,\u00a0Europe In Prophecy<\/a>,\u00a0The End of European Babylon<\/a>, and\u00a0Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?<\/a>\u00a0Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language:\u00a0El Fin de la Babilonia Europea<\/a>.
\nThe European Union and the Seven Kings of Revelation 17<\/a>\u00a0Could the European Union be the sixth king that now is, but is not? Here is a link to the related sermon video:\u00a0European Union & 7 Kings of Revelation 17:10<\/a>.
\nMust the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations?<\/a>\u00a0Some claim that these passages refer to a gathering of 10 currently existing nations together, while one group teaches that this is referring to 11 nations getting together. Is that what Revelation 17:12-13 refers to? The ramifications of misunderstanding this are enormous. A related sermon is titled\u00a0Ten Kings of Revelation and the Great Tribulation<\/a>.
\nThe European Union and the Seven Kings of Revelation 17<\/a> Could the European Union be the sixth king that now is, but is not? Here is a link to the related sermon video: European Union & 7 Kings of Revelation 17:10<\/a>.
\nMight German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North?<\/a> Is the former German Defense Minister (who is also the former German Minister for Economics and Technology) one to watch? What do Greco-Roman Catholic, Byzantine, and biblical prophecies suggest? A video of related interest would be: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Europe\u2019s Future<\/a>. Two shorter video are also available: Blockchain, Karl Guttenberg, and 666<\/a> and The Middle East, Prophecy, and Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg<\/a>.
\nWho is the King of the North?<\/a>\u00a0Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of\u00a0the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand<\/span>? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out\u00a0\u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Norte?\u00a0<\/a>Here are links to three related videos:\u00a0The King of the North is Alive: What to Look Out For.\u00a0<\/a>The Future King of the North<\/a>, and\u00a0Rise of the Prophesied King of the North<\/a>.
\nLost Tribes and Prophecies:\u00a0What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America?<\/a>\u00a0Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons:\u00a0Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA<\/a>;\u00a0Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications<\/a>;\u00a011 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes<\/a>;\u00a0Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty<\/a>;\u00a0Gentile European Beast<\/a>;\u00a0Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies<\/a>;\u00a0Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon;<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0When Will the End of the Age Come?<\/a>;\u00a0\u00a0Rise of the Prophesied King of the North<\/a>;\u00a0Christian Persecution from the Beast<\/a>;\u00a0WWIII and the Coming New World Order<\/a>; and\u00a0Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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