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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Defence / armaments2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020409.7.2-166"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-09-Speech-2-1672
lpv:speaker	lp:Giorgos Katiforis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, one specific but important aspect of the common security and defence policy concerns relations between the nascent European powers and NATO. One aspect of these relations is that ΝΑΤΟ is the collective security organisation on which Europe depends for its defence. European defence is not intended – nor is it able – to supplant ΝΑΤΟ in this role. That goes without saying. Another aspect is that the European forces have no reason to acquire resources already supplied by ΝΑΤΟ, because we have no reason to duplicate costs. I am not sure if this second point has quite the same merit as the first. This view presupposes that there is a complete correlation and concurrence of opinion between the administration of European policy and the administration of NATO policy. We have no guarantee of any such complete concurrence. Of course, no one is contemplating opposition or hostility towards ΝΑΤΟ, but it only needs a minor disagreement for NATO to refuse its resources to the European forces. A permanent agreement on the use of NATO resources by the European powers would of course be a step forward, but we all know that NATO itself is facing serious difficulties which we hope it will be able to overcome. One speaker has said that Greece has to accept certain things. I am not sure what. The question of an independent European defence policy is not a local Greek problem and it would be ridiculous to assume that it is. There is much more at stake here; the credibility of this policy is at stake here and we all have a duty to defend it."@en1

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