Since the beginning of the European Union, Germany and France have collaborated in developing and strengthening it. At the same time, there has been a power struggle over the EU’s approach to the economic crisis between them. France has always been a less powerful partner/competitor with Germany. But Germany has created policies and used the economic crisis to manipulate European economics and politics to strengthen itself. The French are openly criticizing the uneven economic development of the two countries.
Now France appears to be disengaging its economy from Germany, which means that its political fortunes will also have less impact on the balance of power between the two nations. France is more of a junior partner than ever. And there are those who suggest that France is looking “into the Abyss.” The German-French dichotomy has become so large that ‘there are growing doubts’ about “whether there remains a sufficient basis for German-French cooperation.”
As France falls farther behind, Germany’s economy is growing, especially in foreign trade. This means that France is losing influence. For its own part, France has been unable to implement structural reforms partly because of popular opposition to liberal austerity measures.
The “grand coalition” between Germany and France is fraying at the seams as hope for a change in the policies of Berlin toward France and Europe has been dashed. And attempts in France to chart its own course have failed. For instance, France once tried to establish a Mediterranean Union to compete with the EU. But Germany made sure that it failed. All of this leaves Germany the ruler of Europe.
The weakening of France in Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean has important implications from business and financial policies to foreign and military policy. As Germany rises she is surely building her military strength as her economic and political power is consolidated.
German author Henrik Uterwedde, Assistant Director of the German-French Institute in Ludwigsburg, recently noted “doubts are growing about whether there remains a sufficient basis for German-French cooperation.” His article was published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
The character of the German people, which repeatedly rises to dominate Europe, is quietly resurrecting the Holy Roman Empire on the eve of the 500th year anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. As ecumenical festivities are being planned for 2017 to end the “Lutheran Rebellion” in the name of church unity, the Vatican is quietly using Germany to prepare the way for the restoration of the Vatican’s medieval power without serious objections from the German people or any other national population. Once Germany reaches the height of power in Europe, policies will begin to reflect more of Rome’s goals.
Consolidation of Europe under Vatican influence is crucial to papal plans for global consolidation of religion.
“I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.” Revelation 18:7
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