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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8827

16 November 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) nato/assembly
"Europe must pay or keep quiet", says Julian Lindley-French, who believes Europe must invest EUR 50 billion in Petersberg capabilities

Venice, 15/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - "Europe must pay or keep quiet", Julian Lindley-French, Specialist on Security Issues, said on Sunday in Venice, urging the European Union and its Member States to allocate defence budgets of far greater consequence. "The strategic holidays are over. You must be prepared to pay and pay for preparing yourselves … this requires political courage, all the more as you may not see the result during your term of office", he noted, during one of the many...

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