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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060202.20.4-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-02-Speech-4-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Geoffrey Van Orden2
lpv:spoken text	". Conservatives can support certain provisions in this Report, such as the recommendations to maintain the arms embargo on China, revive negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and make African governments fulfil their commitments to democracy and the rule of law. However, it also contains many proposals to which we are firmly opposed. In general it seeks to extend the reach of CFSP into every area of national foreign policy. Paragraph 4 brazenly lists the measures taken "to anticipate the application of some of the provisions of the new Constitutional Treaty" despite the welcome rejection of the Constitution. Paragraph 10 mistakenly considers "home defence as a vital part of the European Union's security strategy", whereas it is the preserve of national governments. NATO, the cornerstone of European defence for over half a century and the key organisation for international crisis management missions involving military forces, barely warrants a mention in this report, with paragraph 12 misleadingly subsuming NATO to a role "within Europe's foreign and security policy." We also object to the idea of an EU military mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo and for an EU defence budget. We therefore abstained in the final vote."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; AFET (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-28--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2005-03-09--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Geoffrey Van Orden (PPE-DE ),"1 "in writing"1

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