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"I welcomed this document because defence constitutes a public good that affects the security of all European citizens, and all Member States need to contribute to it in a spirit of cooperation, burden sharing and cost-effectiveness. There have been cuts to the defence budgets of the majority of EU Member States in the wake of the financial, economic and debt crisis, and these measures may potentially have a negative impact on the countries’ military capabilities and on the ability of the EU to effectively fulfil its obligations as regards peacekeeping, conflict prevention and the strengthening of international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, should the Member States fail to make up for that negative impact through increased European cooperation and coordination. Member States urgently need to improve the transparency and openness of their defence markets. We need to increase the competitiveness of the European defence industry and also ensure that the interests of the taxpayer are adequately safeguarded."@en1
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