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"Madam President, mention of the CSDP invariably leads to a heated discussion of national sovereignty, particularly in my country the UK, which is a major military power. Such debate is, of course, legitimate considering the importance of defence and sovereignty.
We must not let ideology blind us to the potential benefits of the CSDP and should instead seek to take a more pragmatic approach. I have always argued that the CSDP must not be pursued to the detriment of NATO by causing duplication of effort or the decoupling of European defence from that of the United States or Canada – rather it should be developed as a complementary alternative in scenarios for which NATO is ill-suited.
For instance, the successful anti-piracy EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission was able to coordinate with the Indian navy which, as a non-aligned movement country, was unable to contribute meaningfully to NATOʼs Operation Ocean Shield, also in the Indian Ocean. This is one example where CSDP can offer real added value without, of course, undermining NATO. But defence resources are scarce in the climate of austerity today, so smart defence and pooling and sharing are great ideas, but ultimately, our priority is for every EU Member State to spend 2% of their national budgets on defence."@en1
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