Indeed, I still believe that the European Union is a Union of States, that it is these States that must take the final decision in this field and that the European Parliament does not have the right to practise forms of political pressure that might precipitate the approval of an unsatisfactory agreement, or to allow veiled threats to be made about the emergence of a multispeed Europe, once again adding unnecessary tension to a process that requires maturity, responsibility and sensitivity in the difficult and sensitive political decisions that must be taken.
Olipa kyse Ranskan, Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan, Saksan, Venäjän ja Yhdysvaltojen aseistamasta Saddam Husseinin Irakista, Israelista tai Latinalaisen Amerikan, Aasian, Afrikan ja muiden alueiden diktatuureista, asevientikielto ei ole koskaan pysäyttänyt aseiden valmistajia – myöskään Euroopassa.