support the position that and the ef lisbon treaty may member states toward smarter spending on defense by pooling and sharing a larger of their defense capabilities budget and while it
I support the position that current economic austerity and the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty may help Member States towards smarter spending on defence by pooling and sharing a larger proportion of their defence capabilities, budget and requirements, while achieving more security for their citizens, although the reality is that the economic and financial crisis affects EU national defence budgets, programmes and force structures and, therefore, more than one year after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, there are not yet clear signs of a post-Lisbon EU holistic approach enabling traditional procedural and institutional barriers to be overcome.
I support the position that and the of Lisbon Treaty may Member States towards smarter spending on defence by pooling and sharing a larger of their defence capabilities, budget and while achieving more security their citizens, although reality the economic and financial affects EU national defence budgets, programmes and force structures and, therefore, more one year after the entry into of Lisbon Treaty, there not yet clear signs of a post-Lisbon EU holistic approach enabling traditional and institutional barriers to be