{"id":55715,"date":"2019-07-03T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=55715"},"modified":"2019-07-17T04:24:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T12:24:29","slug":"2-men-and-2-women-tapped-for-top-eu-roles-eu-commission-president-nominee-expected-to-push-for-eu-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/2-men-and-2-women-tapped-for-top-eu-roles-eu-commission-president-nominee-expected-to-push-for-eu-army\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men and 2 women tapped for top EU roles: COGwriter expects EU Commission President nominee Ursula von der Leyen to push for EU Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUrsula Gertrud von der Leyen (Kuhlmann \/MSC)
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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

The EU has made some tentative selections of leaders:<\/p>\n

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EU Leaders Break Deadlock, Naming Two Women to Fill Top Spots<\/h2>\n

July 3, 2019<\/p>\n

PARIS – European Union leaders picked two women, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and current International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, to fill the bloc\u2019s top slots, breaking an extensive deadlock over candidates.<\/p>\n

For the first time in European Union history, two of the bloc\u2019s most powerful positions will be headed by women \u2014 assuming the European Parliament gives their nominations a thumbs up (approval). Ending weeks of wrangling that reflected geographic and political divides, EU leaders agreed on German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen as president of the next European Commission, the bloc\u2019s executive arm. Former French finance minister and current IMF head Christine Lagarde was nominated to head the powerful European Central Bank.<\/p>\n

Belgium\u2019s acting prime minister Charles Michel was selected to fill a third top spot \u2014president of the European Council that gathers the EU heads of state. … All the nominees come from the EU\u2019s founding member states.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/europe\/eu-leaders-break-deadlock-naming-two-women-fill-top-spots<\/a><\/p>\n

July 3, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected Wednesday to head the European parliament, completing the bloc\u2019s drawn-out and at times acrimonious appointment process for its top jobs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The European Parliament has an array of powers within the EU including given its ascent to the others that EU leaders picked for its top jobs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

None are more important, perhaps, than deciding whether to back German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the EU\u2019s executive Commission president, replacing Jean-Claude Juncker.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, EU leaders also nominated Belgium\u2019s Prime Minister Charles Michel to lead the European Council, which brings together the leaders of the member states. And Frenchwoman Christine Lagarde was tapped to be president of the European Central Bank and Spain\u2019s Josep Borrell the bloc\u2019s foreign policy chief.<\/p>\n

All were linked in one big compromise arrangement and voting down Sassoli would have upset the political balance of the drawn-out and complicated process.<\/p>\n

Sassoli succeeds fellow Italian Antonio Tajani, an Italian EPP Christian Democrat who stepped down on Wednesday. https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/1de36a018ff84c698ce2748aaf2daa2d<\/a><\/p>\n

3 July 2019<\/p>\n

The European Council proposed German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become European Commission president, European Council President Donald Tusk said.<\/p>\n

Von der Leyen, a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives (CDU\/CSU), would be the first female Commission president if confirmed by the European Parliament. Her nomination needs an absolute majority of the chamber’s 751 members to be ratified.<\/p>\n

Tusk welcomed the gender balance in the nominations for the four top EU jobs: “First and foremost, we have chosen two women and two men for the four key positions. A perfect gender balance. I am really happy about it.”<\/p>\n

All four top jobs need to be confirmed by the European Parliament. https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/eu-leaders-pick-germanys-ursula-von-der-leyen-to-lead-european-commission\/a-49446097<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fact that ALL the nominees came from ‘EU\u2019s “founding member states,” all of which are from Western Europe may not sit well with those from the East.<\/p>\n

The Bible warns about unity issues with the final European Beast power (Daniel 2:41-43), yet shows that it will form anyway when, after a reorganization, it coalesces behind a totalitarian leader (cf. Revelation 17:12-13).<\/p>\n

Despite what many now think, Daniel 11:25 teaches that Europe will have “a great army.”<\/p>\n

Now, I have been reporting about German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen for some time as she looks to be one working to fulfill prophecies like Daniel 11:25.<\/p>\n

Here are some items previously reported on the COGwriter Church of God News page:<\/p>\n

DONALD Trump\u2019s election victory \u2013 along with Brexit in the UK- will speed up the plans for a European army, according to Germany\u2019s defence minister Ursula von der Leyen. <\/strong>(Thiel B. As foretold here, more calls for a European army! Guttenberg: \u2018There will be a terrible awakening for Europe\u2019<\/a>. COGwriter, November 11, 2016)<\/p>\n

November 9, 2016<\/p>\n

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told German public broadcaster ARD on Wednesday morning that Trump\u2019s victory was a \u201cdeep shock.\u201d She added: \u201cI think Donald Trump also knows that this election was not for him but was against Washington, against the establishment.\u201dIn terms of what the election might mean for Germany, von der Leyen said: \u201cEurope has to prepare for the fact that it must provide for itself,\u201d including a larger defense budget. \u201d http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/europe\/european-leaders-and-politicians-react-to-trump-victory-a-1120478.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook#ref=rss<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Empire Unification through War<\/h3>\n

Last week, Germany\u2019s Minister of Defense, Ursula von der Leyen again reiterated that the launching of the EU\u2019s military union is to achieve strategic \u201cindependence\u201d [13] \u2013 in relationship to the United States. The defense ministry also declared that this step has an \u201coverriding added value \u2026 at the political level:\u201d \u201cThe EU\u2019s integration process is receiving a new boost with the EU\u2019s defense union.\u201d[14] 12\/11\/17 https:\/\/www.german-foreign-policy.com\/en\/news\/detail\/7477\/<\/a><\/p>\n

German Predominance<\/h3>\n

The German Ministry of Defense explicitly points out that PESCO \u201cis similar to NATO\u2019s Framework Nations Concept.\u201d \u201cIt also involves projects that cannot be jointly implemented with all partner countries \u2026<\/p>\n

According to Germany\u2019s Defense Ministry, the militarization of the EU is a \u201cgrassroots issue.\u201d \u201cEuropean citizens\u201d expect the EU to be more active in areas of \u201csecurity and defense.\u201d[10] With the militarization of the EU, Berlin and Brussels are merely fulfilling these expectations. 11\/08\/17 https:\/\/www.german-foreign-policy.com\/en\/news\/detail\/7443\/<\/a><\/p>\n

10 January 2019<\/p>\n

\u2018This community needs to be able to defend itself\u2019: Germany\u2019s defence minister says the EU is already building a \u2018united\u2019 army<\/h2>\n