Pressure continues for harder, smaller European core

Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that if the European Union cannot agree to an economic reform plan by June, it should resort to “enhanced cooperation.” This means that a group of nine or more nations can advance a project on their own without the involvement of the rest of the union. Macron supports the creation of eurobonds (common debt), which German Chancellor Friedrich Merz opposes. Germany and Italy in the meantime are pushing to expand financing for venture capital. Disagreements continue, but Merz said there is a “strong sense of urgency” to pass reforms. The EU’s inability to agree on these and other decisions reflects its “iron and clay” nature, as the Bible prophesied. But the Bible also prophesies that these disagreeing nations will solidify into a fearsome and aggressive union led by “ten kings” with one “king of fierce countenance” wielding its power. To understand these prophecies in Daniel and Revelation, read “Europe: Where Iron and Clay Unite.”