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"Madam President, the crisis in North Africa is putting the mechanisms established in the Treaty of Lisbon to the test.
Yesterday, in the High Representative’s appearance before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, we stressed the positive aspects of European Union action: Baroness Ashton’s communication that distinguishes between the short, medium and long terms; rapid application of Resolution 1970 of the United Nations Security Council; the ability to negotiate with the Arab League; and the European Council meeting.
However, it is only fair to say here today that there are still certain questions being asked by European public opinion and, therefore, by our citizens.
Madam President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Verhofstadt is absolutely right. How is it possible that, in this day and age, the four Member States that form part of the United Nations Security Council do not vote in the same way but rather do so differently?
How is it possible, in this day and age, that we should be discussing whether the United Nations resolution is applied by the European Union, by NATO or by the international coalition, when we are talking about the same resources coming from the same taxpayers; about the same ships and their use in the same theatre of operations?
It is clear that we still have much to improve as regards our capacity for coordination, and much to improve too in the decision-making process.
There is a famous line from a film, which says that ‘we will always have Paris’. Someone said during this debate that the European Union’s response has been hasty. If it had not been for France’s courage, determination and consistency – and that is how it must be put – in recognising the rebels, in sending the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs to the Security Council, in calling the Elysée summit and in applying the resolution, Lady Ashton, Colonel Gaddafi’s troops would already have entered Benghazi."@en1
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