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"This annual report marks a new departure for diplomacy as, since Lisbon, our Parliament no longer has a simple right to information, but a genuine freedom of action in all areas of foreign policy. I supported the principal ambition of this report, which means that, if we want visible and effective European diplomacy, we must rationalise resources and means, and align them with our objectives. We can no longer dispense with this common sense approach, for which I have been calling for a long time. At the same time, we must strengthen cooperation with NATO and national armed forces. In a globalised world, where inter-state relationships between allied countries are based on solidarity, I think that it is pointless to develop our defence capabilities within a strictly national framework, without considering bringing together, or even sharing, means and resources. Further dithering would be extremely dangerous, at a time when there are ever-increasing numbers of flashpoints, human rights violations and threats. With this in mind, I make this appeal to Baroness Ashton: assert yourself as the European Union’s true patroness of Foreign Affairs. You have the means and the legitimacy to do so, all you need is the determination."@en1
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