European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 22, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 13eu picks Luxembourger for Post Luxembourg prime minister Jacques Santer Speaks to the european parliament of thursday. Strasbourg France apr the european parliament on thursday narrowly approved the nomination of Luxembourg s Premier As the european unions new chief executive. The close vote of 260-238 signalled the Assembly a unhappiness with the Way eur leaders chose Jacques Santer As a Compromise after Britain vetoed an earlier candidate. A visibly relieved Santer thanked the deputies for a roving his appointment. Quot i Hope that together we can build a better Europe Quot he said. Later he told reporters a it was a very hard debate. I would have preferred a bigger  German foreign minister Klaus Kinkel whose government holds the groups rotating presidency said a a in a very Happy with the result. It was not  Only minutes before the balloting it appeared the deputies would reject Santer in an Effort to Send a Strong message of protest to the eur leaders who chose him in secret. A a a. A a a. The Assembly eager to flex its political Muscles was angered at the procedure used by the leaders who selected Santer after British prime minister John major vetoed the belgian Premier for the Job a simple majority of the 567-seat Assembly was required to approve Santers nomination. There were 23 abstentions and 46 members absent. Although the vote was nonbinding a rejection could have thrown the 12-nation trading bloc  anew and forced eur leaders to reconsider his candidacy. Even the narrowness of the balloting could Hurt Santers effectiveness in leading the executive Agency the european commission Over the next five years. Santer would replace Jacques Delors whose term will expire in  commission has grown in importance As the Union seeks to become a bigger player in the world Arena. Its new treaty on european Union lays the groundwork for a common foreign policy and a single currency by 1999. Shortly before the balloting Santer made a last ditch Appeal to the deputies asking them not to create a new crisis in the trading bloc by opposing him. Kinkel also lobbied for Santers nomination. A do you want to punish Europe a he said. A please see to it. That we Don t end up with a crisis of  before the vote leaders of most political parties in the Assembly had announced their parties would vote against Santer. A this parliament should refuse to condone a practice which so sullies the democratic process a said Pauline Green a British Deputy who leads the socialist group parliament s biggest with 198 seats. A we disapprove of the procedure adopted by the member states a said Liberal Leader Jean Gol whose group has 37 members. But former belgian prime minister Wilfried Martens who leads the 157 Christian democrats endorsed Santer. Santer is a Christian Democrat which makes up the Assembly a second largest group. Visits a Gaza City Gaza strip a Secretary of state Warren Christopher met thursday with Yasser Arafat in Gaza City the first american Cabinet member to visit autonomous palestinian land since Israel withdrew in May. At the top of the Agenda was palestinian frustration with delays in promised economic Aid. Christopher said he had a a sober and serious discussion with Arafat about the delays and offered him help in getting through the necessary paperwork. A clearly the palestinians face a very difficult time Here a Christopher told reporters. A it will not be easy for them but i urge them to work through it with  donors who promised $2.4 billion in reconstruction have demanded a strict accounting from Arafat because of the Palestine liberation organizations Long history of uncontrolled spending and allegations of corruption and favouritism. 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Challenging the soviet state to Vladimir Lenin the founder of that state. Lenin arrived in St. Petersburg in 1917 on a sealed train from Germany after 17 years in exile. Solzhenitsyn was to arrive thursday evening after a Cross country train trip that ended 20 years of exile. Both men returned Home full of ideas about How to change Russia. Solzhenitsyn 75, a should go backs to the West a Mirinovsky told the itar Tass news Agency a we done to need emigrants who sit there for 20 years and slander our people. A we done to need him to understand How we should rebuild Russia a added a Mirinovsky citing the title of Solzhenitsyn a famous article on what his Homeland needs. To unite in Wiesbaden Germany a nuclear smuggling will be a top priority of a new coordinated Effort against organized crime by police from the United states Germany Canada Italy and Russia. The measures May include setting up hot lines and stationing agents in each others countries to work on catching criminals Leopold schuster the German police official m charge of fighting organized crime said wednesday. The seizure of 6 Grams of weapons Rade plutonium on May 10 a the first Cnown Case of weapons Grade material ailing into unauthorized hands a under ined Germany a status As a Crossroads for crime syndicates from Russia and Italy. A German police report said High ranking russian officials appeared to be involved in the ring that smuggled out the plutonium. But Michail Yegorov a russian Interior ministry official at the meetings in Wiesbaden said lower ranking employees in the nuclear Industry were peddling it. Schuster said there was no doubt the confiscated plutonium came from Russia and expressed great concern that larger amounts were in circulation. 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