Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-10-Speech-3-135"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020410.4.3-135"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-10-Speech-3-1362
lpv:speaker	lp:Geoffrey Van Orden2
lpv:spoken text	". The British Conservative delegation voted against the Brok report on ESDP for the following reasons. It regards ESDP as a fundamentally flawed concept, driven by the divisive and mistaken desire to provide the European Union with an autonomous military capability as an aspect of its political ambition to create a European state. NATO should be the military security organisation of first resort not only for collective defence, but also for the full range of military crisis response operations. Only in this way is the transatlantic security link properly guaranteed. Adequate arrangements for the development of a European Security and Defence identity within NATO were agreed at Washington in 1999 and subsequently. These enable all European allies to make a coherent and effective contribution to the Alliance and to act by themselves as agreed and required. ESDP is a serious deviation from this concept. Furthermore, there is no indication of any serious resolve on the part of EU Member States to increase defence expenditure or enhance their military capabilities in any significant manner. We do not consider that meeting the requirements of the ERRF should be the "absolute priority" for defence procurement. Instead, the priority should be to maximise the operational effectiveness of our own armed forces in the context of the full range of threats we now confront. Defence procurement and defence budgets are essentially matters of national concern and should not become a Community responsibility. The development of European defence industries should not be motivated by the desire "to compete with US industry" but by the need to provide our armed forces with the best possible equipment and to meet national security and industrial requirements. This may involve partnerships with the US, as well as European and other companies."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-13--2004-04-30)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Van Orden (PPE-DE ),"1 "in writing"1

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