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"en.20111214.22.3-265-375"2
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"I voted in favour of this resolution on the impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States, which calls for increased cooperation in the field of defence. Member States collectively spend about EUR 200 billion a year on defence, which represents only about a third of the US defence budget alone. European countries are already incapable of carrying out military operations (example, recent Libya intervention) without US support, whose share of all defence spending within NATO has risen to 75%. I agree with the rapporteur that the financial crisis is a global phenomenon and it has also touched the defence sector. There is a common tendency to cut spending on defence in the Member States, which is the subject of our concern. It is true that maintaining these expenditures, when we are in a financial crisis, where there are social pressures, is not an easy task. At the same time, it is important to stress, thinking about our future, we simply cannot afford to neglect basic needs such as security and defence in such turbulent times."@en1
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