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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001129.8.3-138"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-11-29-Speech-3-1392
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"I warmly welcome last week's decision by the EU Defence and Foreign Ministers to establish a 60,000 strong Rapid Reaction Force. I am particularly pleased that the Irish Government is fully committed to this initiative and has pledged that 850 members of our defence forces will participate. Like my Fine Gael colleague, Mrs Doyle, I recognise that this does not represent the creation of a European army and before shrill voices are raised in my own country, which there will be, against Irish involvement, I would point out that participation is voluntary and on a case by case basis. Let me say this and let me respond to the comments of my other colleague Mr Van Orden. I believe that this latest venture is a very important first step to remedy the deficiencies in EU defence capabilities, which were so cruelly exposed in Bosnia-Herzegovina and also Kosovo. I believe that the lessons we learn in this latest development will serve us well in the future as we come to terms with the need to establish a European defence policy and capability, which in my view is as much an essential component of European integration as is the single currency. This experience will provide us with the opportunity to develop our own policies in such a way, despite Mr Van Orden's fears, that we do not unnecessarily antagonise our US allies or cause stresses and strains within NATO itself. EU policy must always be based on the partnership approach which seeks to share NATO assets, particularly planning and intelligence as well as hardware, rather than duplicate the structures of NATO, particularly when we share common objectives. I believe this experience will serve the EU well when we come to develop our own defence policy, and I sincerely hope that that will come sooner rather than later."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2001-07-09)3
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