Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-04-Speech-3-186"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transatlantic relations2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030604.5.3-186"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-04-Speech-3-1872
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I think of partnership as a strong mutual bond, one in which the key elements are mutual trust and close cooperation based on common values and objectives. Regrettably, it is precisely these elements that have been absent from the transatlantic partnership over the past few months. The most painful manifestation of transatlantic, and at the same time European, discord was the public controversy over Iraq. We on this side of the Atlantic Ocean have all the more reason to first search our own hearts. In short, how should we take the transatlantic partnership further? It is primarily the global safety situation that jumps out at you. Terrorism – of whatever ideological or religious hue – calls for a joint transatlantic approach. In concrete terms, destabilising forces in the Middle East may not play the European Union off against either one another or against the United States. The West's coordinated fight against terrorism makes association agreements and trade agreements with states from that region worthy of condemnation. Do the Council and the Commission share this vision? After all, Syria and Iran are on the agenda; is that not so, Commissioner Patten? There is a great deal at stake: the European Union's political credibility – including in the eyes of my electorate – and the solidity and durability of the transatlantic partnership. Militarily speaking, the European Union is now clearly the weaker partner in the transatlantic alliance. What is more obvious than a more substantial input from the Member States within NATO? This would promote the transatlantic partnership. European military alternatives, on the other hand, would erode the crucial bond of safety with the United States. Moreover, I cannot see any reason why we should have faith in initiatives of that kind. Let us in Europe be realistic and, above all, be reliable friends and real allies to the Americans."@en1

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