By Fred Jackson
December 17, 2001

(AgapePress) - In what Bible prophecy watchers will say is another sign of the times, leaders of the European Union gathered in Belgium to take further steps toward their goal of becoming a "global superpower."

The belief among the leaders is that the European Union is well on its way to creating a federated Europe that could govern more than half a billion people before the end of this decade. According to The Washington Post, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair and the other EU leaders noted that this enlarged European Union, with its own currency and military force, will be bigger and richer than the United States.

The Post notes the leaders are already showing an increased willingness to snub the United States on several policy issues.

Last week, the European Parliament passed a resolution saying it will refuse extradition of any terrorists to the United States unless the U.S. reverses its policy on capital punishment and military tribunals. And the EU leaders also broke ranks with President Bush’s recent tough stand against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. On Friday, they issued a statement of support for Arafat and even voted to increase EU funding for the Palestinian Authority.

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