Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-31-Speech-3-116"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-US Transatlantic Partnership Agreement – EU-US economic relations (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060531.13.3-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-31-Speech-3-1172
lpv:speaker	lp:Konrad Szymański2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, the plan for strengthening the desired cooperation with the United States has been outlined in an extremely well-balanced manner in the Brok and Mann reports. Free trade, legislative dialogue and closer cooperation on security and defence are naturally the main areas of action. I would like to congratulate both rapporteurs. I should now like to make a few brief political comments. If we in Europe want to avoid playing the role of junior partner, we cannot afford to fall further and further behind on economic and military matters. I must say that I am surprised at the complaints regarding American unilateralism, since our defence spending is two thirds that of America’s. I am concerned that Europe has only 25% of the USA’s mobile defence potential, and that we have an outdated structure of NATO bases in Europe, which in addition may be scaled down in favour of vague European projects. Europe will not be a global player if we lose our capability to create a strategic political partnership with the USA. We cannot replace the USA for some other, better partner in this partnership. There is only one alternative open to a Europe with a declining economy, ailing public finances and tragic demographic figures. That alternative is marginalisation and isolation on the edges of a world that is forging ahead, sometimes recklessly, and sometimes even with hostility to ourselves."@en1

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