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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051117.14.4-114"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-17-Speech-4-1152
lpv:speaker	lp:Geoffrey Van Orden2
lpv:spoken text	". British Conservatives attach great importance to genuine improvements in the single market. We might also support measures that really had the effect of "increasing economic efficiency as well as competitiveness" in the European defence market. However, this report is driven by the idea of extending EU competence and elevating the European Commission to a controlling position in the European armaments industry. Recitals F and G mistakenly blame market fragmentation for Europe's military weakness and lack of interoperability. There is no evidence that costs would be reduced by a European defence market, certainly collaborative projects prove costly in both time overruns and money. We object to the idea in Paragraph 9 that foresees defence procurement being covered by EU rather than national legislation. The proposal in paragraphs 10 and 15 for a directive to supplant Article 296 would have serious national security implications. Moreover, the promotion of a system of "European preference" for national defence purchases in paragraph 24 is a short-sighted idea that would do further damage to Europe's ailing militaries. For these reasons and more, British Conservatives voted against this report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; AFET (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-28--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2005-03-09--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Geoffrey Van Orden (PPE-DE ),"1 "in writing"1

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