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CONTENTS Preface..i.cscciecdiecectaste uscersen tester hee eres ee ere tees eee ere cee 6 Is Gonstitutiontand!@ thermsSional seer see eee eee 7 Ie Russiaand ihe Baltic uno peiesscsrse saree reereere eee 47 III. The European Union and Russia Outside It... …
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PREFACE This is a collection of texts by single Member of European Parliament as they have been delivered as speeches and articles to those concerned about Europe during 2004 — 2008. The idea was to make them more readable, and Mr. Anthony Packer, …
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CONSTITUTION AND OTHER SIGNALS The European Constitution as drafted has reopened us lot of basic questions about ourselves in history and today. A Preamble should of course be an essential part of any such document. When this text was being prepared, not …
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and therefore about Christianity’s contribution to the European identity. Nobody wanted to know in what direction the actions of the Constitutional Convention should lead. Shall it end with the idea of God being extinguished, or will their problem is to …
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might also ask whether the individuals, communities and nations who dwell together in Europe are to be regarded only an ‘inhabitants’ and ‘consumers’ in the grand scheme of things on our planet? My answer was that there is more to our humanity than this …
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Wishing to draw a picture of the current discord and the lack of mutual understanding about the position of Christianity in Europe, I shall present it in the form of a dialogue between the Ayes and Noes — between those who believed that God and …
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of European identity so what is under discussion is not the case of clericalism versus secularism whether in any single state or in the whole of modern Europe. This is the simple issue of stating without bias, what our history is and nothing more. The …
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about where we have come from. Why do you say that it doesn’t say enough? Why do you accuse us rewriting history?’ We should of course enquire as to why he responds thus, and what is in his mind? If we enquire thus, one explanation is that this person is …
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Constitution in depth, to notice that essential terms were invented in an effort to replace the prosecuted word ‘Christianity’ with ideas such as ‘striving to brotherhood’ and ‘wisdom of the heart’. Such phrases were not without value, and might even …
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Europe united in diversity, that is our dream. We believe that God enjoys the human diversity most when they embrace one another in mutual respect, compassion and solidarity. This is a reflection of our Christian idealism and it is my fond belief that it …
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be united, especially if we want to have a viable tomorrow. The authors of the Treaty on the Constitution for Europe were too fearful to mention love, brotherhood or Christianity in their formulations, agreeing only that the neutral word solidarity had a …
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Therefore what does Europe need? It needs a basic change away from the prevalent but uninspiring and utilitarian philosophy of life. The illusory European ‘welfare state’ is one example of the mythology which needs to be re-examined, as do the twin …
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Remember, consumerist Europe, what St. John said: ‘As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love. This is still a word which needs to be uttered by today’s pastors, and please listen to a quote which I heard back home in …
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In reflecting once more on Europe’s unborn Constitution, we need to ask ourselves — ‘Tf this is planned to be a Constitution for Europe, then which Europe is being referred to?’ We must agree that our European entity cannot be defined by the mythologies …
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human existence. Thus, culute reflects the whole panorama of life, that is every good or bad action in one’s entire environment, the earth itself, human community and indeed our comprehension of the infinity of the Universe. This way of evaluating our …
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of being recognised as such. There is my belief that Europe is busy losing both its former identity and its accumulated sense of values. The process may be gradual, but there are many signs of it, and many prominent thinkers seem to suggest that our …
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is sliding stealthily toward an ever-greater acceptance of cruelty, one which is quick enough to respond to the relevant messages of the documentary film or an action-movie, but has nurtured a growing incapacity for compassion. Yes, there is certainly a …
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Let us concentrate more on the topic of a termination of yet an unborn life. The standard and formal answer given all-to-often by thinkers and talkers about all types of humanly-conceived rights to the basic question — what is it? - when applied to the as …
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Since the earliest times there have been two understandings of human life at this stage. The first one: the life that has started and is felt as a blessing and the source of that female uniqueness that cannot be experienced by any man for any kind of …
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which was acquired after Lithuania became independent, gained weight and intelligence and now she is running around, enjoying life together with everyone else. Many others are not allowed to have this. What is “this”? — It is simply decided that he or she …
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We are now approaching the general dilemma — that one of a restricted capacity for compassion and Jove. Let me reflect therefore on how the phenomenon of love is understood in our current European culture, and I shall begin by suggesting that most of us …
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suggests that a core part of the legacy has already been eliminated in advance of any further waves of change which might break along our shores. So what about this proposed Constitution for Europe? Has it been accepted by the Heads of State and later …
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somewhat ironically) become an unexpected reason for Christians and Muslims to begin to regard themselves as brothers! Meanwhile however despite the slighting of Christianity and the failure to mention the brotherhood as a worthwhile European ideal, the …
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Let us now assess the current demographic decline in Europe by anticipating that its consequences will bring a social decline and by asking how we might try overcome this problem. I think it is already plain clear that nothing will provide a remedy, other …
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disagreements in the European Union which are based on differences of perspective about our policies. The simple conceptual oppositions are often seen at work in our ‘familial disagreements’ about the policies of the Union. Often they reflect the opposing …