Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-11-29-Speech-3-122"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-11-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common foreign and security policy – Afghanistan2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001129.8.3-122"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-11-29-Speech-3-1232
lpv:speaker	lp:Hannes Swoboda2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we have two very important reports to deal with today and an important question relating to the dreadful intolerable situation in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, I should like to concentrate on the Lalumière report, because it documents the progress that has undoubtedly been achieved in the domain of European defence and security policy and sets that progress in a balanced and democratic framework. It is balanced, because the report makes it quite clear that we need three things: the first is an analysis of the various risk factors in and around Europe, the second is prevention, and the third is civilian crisis management. Only if all of that is to no avail do we need military crisis management. It will not always be possible to take these steps one after the other in chronological order, but we need the entire package, and the fact is that only all of these factors together will make a coherent, balanced defence and security policy in Europe. The report, however, also brings a democratic framework into play, and I should like to lay particular emphasis on that here. Minister, I should like to say a special word of thanks to you for having been with us in committee and for being here today. However, your personal commitment must not be seen as a substitute for democratic legitimisation of the European security and defence policy. Defence policy, the question of defence spending, is a national matter and must be determined and overseen by the national parliaments. There is, however, a European level of security policy, and the European Parliament acts as a budgetary authority for security expenditure at that level. We need cooperation between the national and European levels, and we also need democratic supervision. I realise, Minister, that you are sceptical and that you have just said 'No' again, as you did in Paris on a previous occasion, but this Parliament still believes in these principles, irrespective of party allegiance, and we shall go on campaigning for their acceptance. Allow me one final plea: enhance European defence policy by giving it a parliamentary democratic dimension."@en1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph