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"Mr President, Commissioner, first of all I should like to join with other speakers in commending the excellent work of the rapporteur, my colleague Mr Brok.
Any analysis of the evolution of the CFSP would regrettably have to conclude that the Maastricht Treaty sacrificed political integration to ensure economic integration and, as a consequence, undermine the EU's potential to be a major foreign policy player on the world stage. Nowhere was this more apparent than during the Bosnian crisis when there was significant disunity among Member States. Our mediation efforts were dogged by bad luck. It is also true to say we were ineffective peace-makers. We finished up as the United States' junior partner instead of an equal one.
It seemed for a while that we had learned from this grim experience and there was a determined effort in the Treaty of Amsterdam to ensure more coherence in our common foreign and security policy approach. Although the end-result of the Treaty negotiations represented a step forward, they did not go far enough. However, I suppose we must be thankful that considerable progress was made at the Cologne, Faro and Helsinki Summits.
Whatever institutional and other changes take place, there will never be real progress unless and until all Member States act and speak as one. The current situation in the wake of 11 September underlines this point. The EU had an opportunity to be an equal partner with the United States in responding to this crisis. Regrettably, the solo run by British Prime Minister Tony Blair has seriously undermined the EU's influence and our foreign policy strategy. This problem was further compounded by the decision of the UK, Germany and France to hold a mini-summit prior to the Ghent Council.
If actions like this continue, either on the part of an individual Member State or a group of them, the EU's common foreign and security policy will be in tatters, despite the best efforts of Commissioner Patten and Mr Solana."@en1
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