Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-12-Speech-3-154"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Military mission of the Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030312.4.3-154"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-12-Speech-3-1552
lpv:speaker	lp:Bruno Gollnisch2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Front national (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, this operation in Macedonia has just been presented as an historic phase in the commitment of the European Union. I think that we need to set our sights slightly lower than this ambitious presentation. First of all because, in terms of quantity, it is relatively small. It is a mission involving, if we have rightly understood, 500 men, including those in command. Then, because we have not been able to reach an agreement on extremely precise objectives. We are not even capable of agreeing on the name of this country, and I am pleased to be speaking before the Greek Foreign Minister. I would ask why we do not allow the country to use the name that it had when it was a Federal Republic as part of Yugoslavia, as it is clearly understood that the name would not imply any territorial claim or alteration of the borders. Finally, and most importantly, there is no real clear goal for the presence of our forces and we have not been told under what circumstances the mission would come to an end, because the causes of conflict are always there, in particular the gradual Albanianisation of an area that was previously largely populated by Slavs. In short, contrary to what the Committee on Foreign Affairs purports, the mission is not really taking over from NATO. It will be led by the supreme command of the Allied forces in Europe from its headquarters, SHAPE. It is using NATO resources. It seems that, as the United States need their troops in the Middle East, they are sub-contracting this operation, which is now of secondary importance, to their European vassals. I do not think that this is really something we should welcome."@en1

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