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"I supported the report on the development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. Nevertheless, I consider that we still have a long way to go before we arrive at a comprehensive common security and defence policy. It is not permissible that individual Member States should enter into transactions that threaten the security of another Member State. France has entered into a transaction with Russia involving warships; a Russia that, in the recent past, occupied Georgian territories in the course of hostilities. In the same way, Russia has conducted provocative military manoeuvres in the proximity of the Baltic States, which expressed their concern over the transaction to which I referred. Although the Baltic nations have repeatedly expressed their concerns, European Union officials and institutions have not responded in any way to prevent French involvement in a military transaction with Russia.
French politicians’ concerns over their economy and jobs in their shipyards are understandable. However, within the European Union, the growth of one nation’s economy must not be achieved at the cost of another nation’s security. This kind of action is contrary to the existing solidarity principle within the European Union. This principle should brook no exception, and it is applicable to both large and small nations. Only when Member States show true solidarity will there be a comprehensive common security and defence policy."@en1
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