Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-28-Speech-3-165"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Space policy2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040128.13.3-165"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-28-Speech-3-1662
lpv:speaker	lp:Konstantinos Alyssandrakis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we have before us a new definition of priorities and objectives. The White Paper talks clearly about a demand-driven space policy, while both the White Paper and the previous texts and official statements clearly indicate that the aim is to use space for military objectives. Some say that anyway space systems have a dual purpose: both civil and military. I would merely comment that the decision on one use or the other is a political decision. The fact that, for example, weapons exist which are capable of destroying the whole world does not mean that we will allow them to be used. Others say that space cannot be developed without state funding, and they are right about that, but they add that the only way to obtain such funding within the framework of competition is to develop the military side. I would ask them to tone down their worship of the free market and competition policy and I would counter-propose public funding for space research and exploration. I would also warn about the anger of the grass-roots movement if an attempt is made to use space to serve defence and security policy, a clearly aggressive policy which aims to turn the European Union into a second global policeman at the side of the United States of America. The new approach may serve business interests, which will profit both via market mechanisms and from state funding for military applications. But it does not serve anyone else. On the contrary, the entrance of the European Union into the military use of space is a serious escalation in the arms race, which is extremely dangerous to world peace. It really is a pity that man's most advanced achievements will be used against him. But that is an unavoidable characteristic of the capitalist system. We have no choice but to categorically oppose the policy to commercialise and militarise space."@en1

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