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LET THERE BE LIGHT  G L O B A L BREAKING N E W S P O L I T I C S F I N A N C E B A N K I N K W A R N E W S

Friday, February 6, 2026

PART II.

EUROPEAN UNION: RECONSTRUCTION - NEW STRATEGIC GOALS .

1.SYSTEM DESIGN 

 2.THE CORE OF SOVEREIGNTY 

 


I. THE CORE OF SOVEREIGNTY:What must return to Member States.

These cannot be centralized without destroying democracy:

1. Fiscal sovereignty

Each state must control:

Tax policy

Budget priorities

Debt structure

Public investment models

Without this → elections become cosmetic.

2. Energy sovereignty

Each state must control:

Energy mix

Production strategy

Infrastructure planning

Grid resilience

Resource contracts

Energy dependency = political dependency.

3. Cultural & educational sovereignty

Language

Identity

Historical narratives

Education systems

Social values

A union cannot survive by erasing identity — only by respecting it.

4. Border and migration control

Shared policy, national execution

Otherwise:

Social destabilization

Political radicalization

Institutional collapse

II. What must stay centralized (functional union)

A union does need structure — but only where scale matters:

1. Trade negotiation

Unified external trade = power

Fragmented trade = exploitation

2. Strategic defense coordination

Not NATO dependence

Not militarization

But:

Shared defense industry

Shared logistics

Shared intelligence infrastructure

Independent command capability

3. Infrastructure megaprojects

Energy grids

Rail networks

Digital infrastructure

Water security

Space systems

Cybersecurity

4. External diplomacy

One voice outward

Many voices inward

III. Energy = Democracy equation

This is the core law:

No energy independence → no democracy

No democracy → no sovereignty

No sovereignty → no citizen power

A sovereign energy strategy must include:

Mix model:

Nuclear (baseload stability)

Gas (transition)

Renewables (support layer)

Hydro where possible

Localized microgrids

Storage infrastructure

Hydrogen research (not fantasy hype)

Structural principles:

Decentralized production

Local resilience

Grid independence

Storage capacity

National reserves

Strategic contracts

Without this → every election is vulnerable to blackmail.

IV. Economic reconstruction model

Europe must shift from:

Financialized economy → Productive economy

That means:

Reindustrialization

Strategic manufacturing

Local production chains

Food security

Pharmaceutical autonomy

Semiconductor capacity

AI + robotics production

Raw material strategy

No production = no power

No power = no sovereignty

No sovereignty = no democracy

V. Institutional reform (EU structure)

Commission:

Reduced power

Strong parliamentary oversight

Transparent decision chains

Lobbying restrictions

Democratic accountability mechanisms

ECB:

Dual mandate:

Inflation control

Economic stability

Not just financial market protection

Parliament:

Real legislative power

Not symbolic voting

Direct citizen accountability

VI. The democratic architecture

Real democracy requires:

Informed citizens

Economic stability

Social trust

Institutional legitimacy

Transparent governance

Predictable law

Fair justice systems

Media plurality

Anti-corruption enforcement

Without these, elections become rituals — not democracy.

VII. The danger zones (collapse paths)

If reform fails, Europe risks:

Path A: Technocratic authoritarianism

Bureaucracy replaces democracy

Stability replaces freedom

Control replaces consent

Path B: Populist authoritarianism

Chaos → strongmen

Anger → repression

Identity → conflict

Path C: Fragmentation collapse

Economic divergence

Currency stress

Social breakdown

Political instability

External manipulation

VIII. The citizen role (the part people ignore)

No system survives without civic maturity:

Emotional discipline

Media literacy

Political patience

Long-term thinking

Institutional respect

Economic realism

Social responsibility

Angry citizens are easy to manipulate. Informed citizens are hard to control.

IX. The real balance of power question

The conflict is not: liberals vs patriots

It is: competent sovereignty vs incompetent dependency

You can have:

Liberal dependency

Patriotic dependency

Technocratic dependency

Populist dependency

Only structured sovereignty changes outcomes.

X. Final truth (no illusion)

A better Europe is possible. A democratic Europe is possible. A sovereign Europe is possible.

But only if Europe builds:

Energy independence

Economic production

Institutional accountability

Strategic autonomy

Civic maturity

Political competence

Structural reform

Not slogans.

Not rage.

Not propaganda.

Not foreign alignment swaps.

Not ideological purity.

 Europe can become a union of sovereign, respected allies.

But only through reconstruction, not rebellion.

Architecture, not anger.

Systems, not slogans.

Institutions, not idols.

Strategy, not sentiment.

A model EU constitution structure

A sovereign energy roadmap

A realistic European defense autonomy model

A post-neoliberal economic system

A democratic reform blueprint

A citizen power model that isn’t mob politics

Source and relevant info,..

In cooperation with..

https://chatgpt.com/share/697ba3f1-3724-8007-9d1d-fcc229bbdccb 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

4 Φεβρουαρίου 2026

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 


The events of chaos you are witnessing at this time (with more to come) are temporary  facets of the ascension process necessary for opening the eyes of  so many still hypnotized by what they see, hear, taste, touch, smell, and are told by those in positions of power. Many of your so called leaders are unaware that they are actually catalysts for change and  not the ones who will be bringing in the higher and new ways that are coming.  Allow the process as a spiritually awake observer. The time is close when you will be comforting and helping many to understand what is taking place in the world.

God, the one and only Reality, is  self-sustained energy, substance, 

Read more..

https://rainbowwaveoflight.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/arcturian-group-message-february-1-2026-marilyn-raffaele/

Thursday, January 29, 2026

 PART I

EUROPE  NEEDS RECONSTRUCTION FROM WITHIN..NEW STRATEGIC GOALS - SOVEREIGN STATES - COOPERATION - PEACE AND SECURITY.


 "Democratic, sovereign, citizen-centered Europe."

But it is not inevitable, and it will not happen just because people are angry or “awakening.” 

Systems don’t change from emotion alone..

 - they change from organization,

 - leadership quality, 

  - institutional reform, 

  - and voter discipline.

FACTORS INVOLVED 

1. Power reality in the EU (today)

Right now the EU is shaped by:

1.Technocratic governance (Commission, ECB, regulatory bodies)

2.Weak democratic control at supranational level

3.Strong lobbying structures

4.Economic centralization

5.Energy dependency architecture

6.Foreign policy alignment instead of autonomy

THE RESULTS 

This creates what many citizens experience as:

1. Decisions without consent, 

 2. Policies without accountability, 

 3. Costs without responsibility

So the frustration is not imaginary — it’s structural.

The “patriots vs liberals” balance of power

There is a real shift happening:

Growing nationalist/sovereigntist parties

Declining trust in EU institutions

Electoral volatility

Fragmentation of traditional parties

Rising identity politics + economic anxiety

Energy and inflation pressures politicizing everyday life

THE TRUTH AND RULES TO BE ACCEPTED AND APPLIED 

 The truth most people avoid:

Public support alone does not equal power.

Power requires:

Parliamentary majorities

Coalition capability

Policy coherence

Economic credibility

Governance competence

International negotiation capacity

Many “patriot” movements are electorally strong but institutionally weak.

Energy is the real battlefield (not ideology)

Energy determines sovereignty.

No energy independence = no political independence.

Europe’s problems are not just ideological:

1.Deindustrialization

2.Energy dependency

3.Financialization of economies

4.Debt-driven governance

5.Green policy without infrastructure reality

6.Strategic resource vulnerability

7.A sovereign Europe cannot exist without:

8.Independent energy production

9.Industrial autonomy

10.Resource security

11.Technological capacity

12.Defense independence

13.Financial sovereignty

Without these → democracy becomes symbolic.

 Can Europe Transform to..

a democratic union of sovereign, respected allies”?

 Only under specific conditions:

Structural conditions:

1.Decentralization of EU power

2.Stronger national parliaments

3.Limits on Commission authority

4.Democratic accountability mechanisms

5.Energy autonomy strategy

6.Industrial rebuilding

7.Strategic neutrality capability

8.Economic production focus (not just services/finance)

9.Political conditions:

10.Patriotic movements must evolve from protest → governance

11.Emotional rhetoric must become policy competence

12.Coalition-building must replace purity politics

13.Corruption resistance must be real, not rhetorical

14.Economic realism must replace populism

The risky scenario (also real)

There is another path — and it’s not better:

1.Polarization

2.Authoritarian tendencies

3.Permanent instability

4.Economic fragmentation

5.Weak institutions

6.External manipulation

7.Internal conflict

8.Identity radicalization

9.Controlled democracy (elections without real power)

10.Anger without structure leads here.

 AN HONEST ANSWER 

A better Europe is possible, ..

1.Not through slogans

2.Not through rage

3.Not through blind anti-liberalism

4.Not through personality cults

5.Not through chaos

6.Not through external dependency swaps

TRANSFORMATION SUCCEEDS ONLY WITH:

1.Sovereign economies

2.Energy independence

3. Democratic institutions

4.Accountable leadership

5. Strategic autonomy

6.Civic maturity

7.Educated citizen participation

THE REAL ISSUE

The real question isn’t:

“Will the patriots win?”

The real question is:

Can Europe produce leaders who are competent, ethical, strategic, and independent — not just oppositional?

Because replacing bureaucrats with incompetence changes nothing.

 Replacing dependence with different dependence changes nothing.

 Replacing elites with demagogues changes nothing.

Continue Part II...

Source and relevant info,..

In cooperation with..

https://chatgpt.com/share/697ba3f1-3724-8007-9d1d-fcc229bbdccb 

 EUROPE FOR TOMORROW

CHANGE IS FROM WITHIN,OR NO EUROPE AT ALL!!!

Molnar- Gazco - Janos.
Germany and the EU are led by traitors.

They go against the will of their own people and the interests of the whole Europe."



Molnar- Gazco - Janos.

Is it possible that Europe is facing drastic changes?!

I sure hope so!!!

Because if there is no change, it means the end of Europe!

It seems that the European societies are “waking up”!?

It's good to see political parties that are thinking in the nation moving forward.

I've listened to Dr. Alice Weidel speak several times.

And I have to say, I agree with every word he says.

Germany needs a leadership that considers the interests of the German people above all.

And this is how it should happen in every country - leaders should not build some kind of European empires but represent the interests of their country!

Germany and the EU are led by traitors.

They go against the will of their own people and the interests of the whole Europe.

Today the EU leaders want to play a war.

But this “game” might have unforeseen consequences!?

But it sure would involve lots of casualties!!!


Dr. Alice Weidel said that when they were given the power to govern - they would immediately change and vote for peace.

In this spirit, Ukraine must restore the Nordic Current they have blown up and repay all the support they have provided so far.

AfD president stated - “Ukraine is not our friend. ”

This kind of politics gives me hope.

But is there still time to change and to stop the crazy traitors of Europe??

Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron and co. are not idiots!

They are much worse - despicable traitors.

And the Prime Minister of the Labour Party of the UK, Keir Starmer, is no different!


The people of Europe do not have to expel the EU leaders, but to hold them to justice.


Can they still save ancient Europe?!

I'd like to think that so.

It is essential for a change in the leading countries of Europe!

Go Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage, Alice Weidel!

The EU should not be saved, but re-designed.

I believe in the Federation of Independent Nations.

And not in some kind of European mass, whose leaders serve foreign and secret interests against their own people. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

LEADERS OF THE GREAT FALL.



WHEN REASON IS LOST WITHIN THE UNCONSCIOUS. 

HOW THE TRUTH REVEALS  ITSELF THROUGH LIES - HOW LIGHT SHINES THROUGH DARKNESS!!







DOWN IS UP AND UP IS DOWN!!

WAR IS PEACE - BLOODSHED IS FREEDOM - EVIL IS GOOD - CORRUPTION IS SECURITY AND SOVEREIGNTY!!!


The genius European leadership now, by sending all their weappons to Ukraine, serving as vassal states the strategic goals of the USA, they have to buy now weapons from the Americans,  in order to be able to defend Greenland against the Americans!!!" .

Their other choice is to ask from Russia, maybe their new ally, to provide them the last generation weapons to fight the Americans!!!!!!

"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”H.Kissingher.





There’s a pattern here that’s hard to miss. 

After Biden authorized the destruction of Nord Stream, Europe lost access to cheap and abundant Russian gas. They now have to purchase more expensive LNG from the United States. This has badly hurt European economies (Germany is being de-industrialized as we speak).


Yet despite this, they won’t stand up for themselves. As a result, they are now suffering the consequences of their willful vassalage.


As the saying goes: 


“To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

LEADERS AND PSEUDO LEADERSHIP

LOGIGAL REASONING  AND THE ALCHEMY OF REASON!!  (Author,s Title )

              .................

THE TRUTH.

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs:




LEADERS OF REASON ...AND HOPE ?.

"Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary are the only three governments that make sense in Europe right now.
I can't remember a worse political leadership in Europe than now. 
There is not a single figure in the major countries of the European Union or Britain that has any intellectual stature, honesty, or some combination of the two.
👉You had people like Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl, Mitterrand. These were essential people. 
Today there is Kaya Kallas. Are you kidding? ❓
- Von der Leyen! Are you kidding? ❓
Hey, Murch, my God. ❗Mercy.❗
❗Right now, I'm very worried.
 👆They make no sense to me.
 🔥I don't understand a single word of what Madame von der Leyen thinks, of what Kaya Callas thinks, of what Chancellor Mertz thinks, of what Macron thinks.
 Nothing makes sense. ❗
What are they talking about?❓
And if they're so worried about Russia, why don't they pick up the phone to talk? ❓
Because if you're really worried about your neighbor, you're really worried about your neighbor.
 Please try as hard as possible.❗
⚡Don't cut yourself off from Russia, don't cut yourself off from China, don't cut yourself off from India.
 Don't listen to the nonsense of Europe.
 ⚡Don't say, 'Oh, to join Europe we need sanctions against Russia.' 
This is nonsense. ❗
Europe will have to mature a little."

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AnMdagR5J/ 
Andreas Botsaris



Καθ. Jeffrey Sachs:

"👉Η Σλοβακία, η Τσεχική Δημοκρατία και η Ουγγαρία είναι οι μόνες τρεις κυβερνήσεις που βγάζουν νόημα στην Ευρώπη αυτή τη στιγμή.
⚡Δεν μπορώ να θυμηθώ χειρότερη πολιτική ηγεσία στην Ευρώπη από τώρα. 
🔥Δεν υπάρχει ούτε μία φιγούρα στις μεγάλες χώρες της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ή της Βρετανίας που να έχει κάποιο πνευματικό ανάστημα, ειλικρίνεια, ή κάποιο συνδυασμό των δύο.
👉Είχατε ανθρώπους όπως ο Χέλμουτ Σμιτ, ο Χέλμουτ Κολ, ο Μιτεράν. Αυτοί ήταν ουσιαστικοί άνθρωποι. 
✔Τώρα υπάρχει η Κάγια Κάλλας. Αστειεύεστε; ❓
✔Φον ντερ Λάιεν! Αστειεύεστε; ❓
✔Μερτς, Θεέ μου. ❗Έλεος.❗
❗Αυτή τη στιγμή, ανησυχώ πολύ.
 👆Δεν μου βγάζουν κανένα νόημα.
 🔥Δεν καταλαβαίνω ούτε μία λέξη από αυτά που σκέφτεται η κυρία Φον ντερ Λάιεν, από αυτά που σκέφτεται η Κάγια Κάλλας, από αυτά που σκέφτεται ο Καγκελάριος Μερτς, από αυτά που σκέφτεται ο Μακρόν.
 Τίποτα δεν βγάζει νόημα. ❗
Για τι πράγμα μιλάνε;❓
Και αν ανησυχούν τόσο πολύ για τη Ρωσία, γιατί δεν παίρνουν το τηλέφωνο να μιλήσουν; ❓
👉Γιατί αν ανησυχείς πραγματικά για τον γείτονά σου, συνάντα τον γείτονά σου.
 Παρακαλώ, προσπαθήστε όσο πιο σκληρά γίνεται.❗
⚡Μην αποκοπείτε από τη Ρωσία, μην αποκοπείτε από την Κίνα, μην αποκοπείτε από την Ινδία.
 ⚡Μην ακούτε τις ανοησίες της Ευρώπης.
 ⚡Μην λέτε, 'Ω, για να ενταχθούμε στην Ευρώπη χρειαζόμαστε κυρώσεις κατά της Ρωσίας.' 
Αυτό είναι ανοησία. ❗
❗❗Η Ευρώπη θα πρέπει να ωριμάσει λίγο."

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AnMdagR5J/ 
Andreas Botsaris

Sunday, January 25, 2026

THE END OF THE BEAUROGRATIC DICTATORSHIP AND THE FALL OF FAKERY. 

BECAUSE OF LEYEN, THE EU IS COLLAPSE AND RIDICULOUS. STRONG FEMINIST REACTION❗️TRUMP AND PUTIN 💥 EXPLODED...



🇪🇺 EU has prepared a decisive feminist reaction to threats from 🇷🇺 Russia and 🇺🇸 USA. To strengthen "resilience and democracy", progressives suggest that even 16-year-old children can vote in the European elections, and that European Parliament candidates should be obligatory gender balanced - half women and half men.


I'm sure that when Trump sees this with Putin, they'll crack up.. Well, not out of fear, but out of laughter 😁 Because that's how the EU is because of progressives and Leyen - collapsing and ridiculous 👎🏻


This theater must end❗️We must stop Leyen and the progressives until they do even more damage. UHR rK with MAZUREK are calling for a vigorous cleansing in Brussels and Slovakia. This decline must ⛔️ stop. Keep with us ✅


▪️Milan Uhrík.


🎯Share, comment, react, thank you❗

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026

 EU - BRUSSELS : TO CRY OR LAUGHT. !!

WHATEVER WE CHOOSE IS OK.!!

" The genius European leadership now, by sending all their weappons to Ukraine, serving as vassal states the strategic goals of the USA, they have to buy now weapons from the Americans,  in order to be able to defend Greenland against the Americans!!!" .

Their other choice is to ask from Russia, maybe their new ally, to provide them the last generation weapons to fight the Americans!!!!!!

"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”H.Kissingher.







There’s a pattern here that’s hard to miss. 

After Biden authorized the destruction of Nord Stream, Europe lost access to cheap and abundant Russian gas. They now have to purchase more expensive LNG from the United States. This has badly hurt European economies (Germany is being de-industrialized as we speak).


Yet despite this, they won’t stand up for themselves. As a result, they are now suffering the consequences of their willful vassalage.


As the saying goes: 


“To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Saturday, January 17, 2026

 GREENLAND  IS SAFE !!

vs 🇺🇸 - NATO’s bold stand against U.S. military might: 

UK sends   1 soldier. !

Finland     2. soldiers !

Norway.    2. soldiers !

Germany. 13. soldiers !

France.      15.soldiers !



🇪🇺 vs 🇺🇸 - NATO’s bold stand against U.S. military might: UK sends 1 soldier. Finland 2. Norway 2. Germany 13. France 15.


Total force: confidence.

As Macron reassures the world: “Size doesn’t matter.” Greenland apparently secured. 😅❄️


#greenland #usa #NATO

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Friday, January 16, 2026

 KAJA KALLAS WRITES HISTORY.

HER "PEARL" STATEMENTS 




Ice supreme states:

There are only two messages that leave me speechless from the famous head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FdNMcd9MD/

• Russia must reduce its army and budget to end the war. 😂


• I will forbid the United States and Russia to sign a treaty without my consent. 😂


Already seeing this nonsense coming from a High EU Representative, I think Europe has no luck and no future.


So a Trump in charge of the USA 🇺🇸 and a Putin in charge of Russia 🇷🇺, are you going to forbid them to sign a treaty without your consent? 🤣


The only workplace this woman deserves is in the kitchen. She is not fit to make politics.


#ice_écrit 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

 MACRON : LET'S MAKE  EUROPE A JOKE!!

UNMASKED LIVE: 

MACRON HUMILIATED IN BRUSSELS, 26 LEADERS LEAVE THE ROOM IN 13 SECONDS! 💀🤬🔥



“Europe must accept a clear hierarchy between nations... »

‘A HIERARCHY?! DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THE EMPEROR?! 😡 »

"Without strong leadership, the Union cannot progress... »

"LEADERSHIP?! WE ARE NOT YOUR SUB-CONTRACTORS! »

Meloni gets up, cold, and cowardly:

'THIS IS ENOUGH. »

Another leader rises. And then another one.

Within seconds the queue empties.

Macron is trying to catch up:

"Let's stay constructive... »

"CONSTRUCTIVE?! YOU JUST CLASSIFIED US AS SUBORDERS... 👇 See the rest of the article:https://buzzlink.co/4tgxc8T

Chairs slamming, doors opening, mics still on 🤐

One sentence falls, clear, by the way:

"TALK TO YOURSELF" »

Macron stays up, frozen. Room in total discomfort.

Speaker of the session in a panic:

"SUSPENSION! SUSPEND IMMEDIATE! »

📈 Clip reached 21.7 million in 90 minutes 📈💣

X in absolute war :

"Historical humiliation"

"Europe has said no"

“Macron abandoned live” 🔥🔥🔥🔥 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

 THE FREEZING OF COMMON SENSE.!

 THE NETWORKS CONNECTION -DISCONNECTION.



A NEW REALITY.

SHIFTING OR LIFTING??

They are still here and there.! Strange people on a strange lands ? 

They see  nothing..!

They hear nothing...!

They sense nothing..!

Is it an issue of habit or practice?

What is the meaning of "actors",or imposters?

Is it a bless or a curse?

Whatever is the answer, the reality is there...

The collective consciousness is shaping reality,changing the energy dynamics, fields, and vibrations...

Any efforts to bring back the kingdom of lies,is in vain..

Any efford to conquer the Truth, is crashing loudly into their faces..

Any, and every act of despair to deceive, is becoming a Revelation of Truth,...

The king,..the Kingdom...are Naked !

The Truth prevails..

Peace ...shall prevail..!!

HOW THE RULE OF LAW AND JUSTICE REPLACED BY THE RULE OF POWER, AND DEMOCRACY BY A BEAUROCRATIC DICTATORSHIP.!!


" If International Law and Deplomacy are replaced by The Law of Jungle, then Unions and States,are becoming Perates and Thiefs, in the name of a non justified,  subjective, interpretation of Justice,embodied with hatrace and revenge.". 




THE FREEZIN OF COMMON SENSE. !!

via history and society

If The narrative used by the non elected beaurcrats of Brussels, servants  of the elites, collapses, the European people will discover that they have fed billions of euros to the corrupt regime in Kiev, serving the interests of the Brussels elite - and the outrage will be enormous.

This is not about force, a demonstration of constitutional power, or an assertion of sovereignty—all acts that governments and their courtiers euphorically celebrate in epic, senseless narratives; it is about exhaustion disguised as determination. The Louvre may recover its stolen jewels, but Europe will never regain the credibility sacrificed when expropriation is presented as a form of justice.

By then, the architects and champions of this project – von der Leyen, Merz, Macron and Sanchez – will have left their posts, forcing their successors to justify why Europe's word no longer carries any weight and why the rules that once defined the Union collapsed as soon as they became inopportune.

source: Asia Times via history and society