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"The current economic crisis has had a considerable impact on the defence sector. Numerous armaments programmes are at risk of being cancelled or even have been cancelled. NATO’s recent intervention in Libya has highlighted many of the limitations of EU Member States’ armies. We are obliged to do more, at a faster pace, with the aim of creating a genuine European armaments industry. This would help get rid of a great deal of duplication, avoid wasting resources and ensure better deployment of production capacities.
I believe that more attention is needed on future requirements for equipping the EU countries’ armies, based on the lesson from recent conflicts and the new geopolitical data. In my view, we are aware that our nations will not accept an increase in military spending at a time when swingeing programmes cutting budget expenditure are being implemented. This is why we must spend the money earmarked for defence with the utmost care on well-defined programmes intended to address the challenges which we need to face. With this in mind, the optimum level of military spending needs to be identified, providing us with medium- and long-term security, without wasting human and material resources."@en1
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