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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111213.29.2-405-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-12-13-Speech-2-406-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexander Graf Lambsdorff2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Freie Demokratische Partei (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; ALDE (2009-07-14--2012-01-26)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DEVE (2011-11-07--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, before I come to the topic in question, I would like to mention that our former fellow Member and Vice-President, Mr Lambrinidis, is here in the Chamber. He is holding a conversation at the back and we are pleased to see him. He is not listening, because he does not understand German, but that does not matter. When I attend events in my constituency, I always ask my constituents: Which has more soldiers, the European Union or the United States? People generally give the wrong answer. The Member States of the European Union have 2 million soldiers under arms, while the United States has 1.4 million. We are armed to the teeth, but we are only spending on these soldiers one-third of what the Americans are spending. That is plainly nonsense. For this reason, pooling and sharing makes perfect sense. However, it is also clear that we cannot leave this to the armed forces alone. The process must be under political control. In this respect, this report makes a major contribution to the political debate and I would like to thank Mr Lisek. However, I would like to express my criticism of one point and that concerns offsets. The opinion expressed in this report cannot replace the legally binding provisions of the directive on defence procurement in the European Union. I have read the Commission’s guidelines on the use of offsets and it is essential that we follow them. Regardless of whether they are civilian or military, direct or indirect, they always have the effect of distorting competition and, under the terms of Article 346, are only permitted in very few exceptional circumstances. Therefore, I believe it is important for us to emphasise this once again, to stick to it and to vote accordingly."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1
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