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"The report that has been presented concerning a common European security policy is supposed to advocate a transparent policy, based upon multilateralism and a global approach to security that is not purely military. In practice, it states, however, that this policy of the European Union ‘will depend ultimately on … its military capabilities, and on a readiness … to deploy them’. In addition, it considers a strengthening of the relations between the EU and NATO to be ‘an important feature leading to the development of a European approach to security’. Finally, it ‘[w]elcomes the measures taken by the EU in the international fight against terrorism’. The proposed multilateralism remains, therefore, a facade. The old imperialist vision of a civilising mission on the part of Europe, shared with the United States and including military options, has just been readjusted.
Our own vision is the opposite. War must definitely be rejected as a means of resolving conflicts. Priority must be given to the social, rather than military, budgets. Moreover, we refuse to accept that, in the name of a highly selective fight against terrorism, which leaves state terrorism to one side, every freedom should be attacked. It is therefore up to our peoples to impose a different collective security policy in which the exploited of both north and south stand shoulder to shoulder in combating war and poverty. We have voted against this report."@en1
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