Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-25-Speech-3-124"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020925.5.3-124"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-25-Speech-3-1252
lpv:speaker	lp:Joost Lagendijk2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (2002-02-26--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to speak on the Brok Report, which, as the previous speaker said, contains many valid points, but also a number of very complex issues, two of which I should like to single out. The first point relates to paragraph 20 in Mr Brok's resolution, which states that if the EU wishes to be credible, a further effort in the defence budget of certain Member States will be needed. This represents a serious misconception and analytical error. Total expenditure of all EU countries in the area of defence and security amounts to 50% of that of the United States. The options created as a result only amount to 10%. This means that it is of vital importance for cooperation and efficiency to be improved. In other words, the EU can do a lot more with the same money. This is why my group is completely convinced that an increase in defence expenditure is unnecessary, completely unfeasible in financial terms and wholly undesirable from a political perspective. The second point concerns the remark by Mr Yiannitsis, chairman of the Council for security, not, of course, to be confused with the Security Council. Unfortunately, you have had to repeat here what many of your predecessors have said before you, namely that no compromise has as yet been reached on the EU's use of NATO funds. This can only mean one of three things: either Greece is still being obstructive, and Turkey is outdoing it in obstructiveness, or they are both still being obstructive. I beg you, Mr Yiannitsis, spare us all a disappointment in this respect. The need for joint EU action has never been so great and, as you said yourself, support among the people has never been so great. I urge you to excel yourself for once. Show us that Greece, and this also goes for Turkey, is not a prisoner of the past. You, Greece, can do the EU a great service, but you can also do it a disservice. The choice is yours."@en1

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