○ PMTonyBlairsspeechtoEUParliament ○
again,arelevantjhaagendawouldfocusontheseiues:implementingtheeuactionplanoncounter-terrorismwhichhashugepotentialtoimprovelawenforcementaswellasaddreingtheradicalisationandrecruitmentofterroristcro-borderintelligenceandpolicingonorganisedcrime;developingproposalstohitthepeopleanddrugtraffickershard,inopeninguptheirbankaccounts,haraingtheiractivities,arrestingtheirleadingmembersandbringthemtojustice;gettingreturagreementsforfailedasylumseekersandillegalimmigrantsfromneighbouringcountriesandotherdevelopingbiometrictechnologytomakeeurope''sborderssecure.
thenthereisthewholeareaofcf.weshouldbeagreeingpracticalmeasurestoenhanceeuropeandefencecapability,bepreparedtotakeonmoremiioofpeacekeepingandenforcement,developthecapability,withnatoorwherenatodoesnotwanttobeengagedoutsideit,tobeabletointervenequicklyandeffectivelyinsuortofconflictresolution.lookatthenumbersineuropeanarmiestodayandourexpenditure.dotheyreallyawerthestrategicneedsoftoday?
suchadefencepolicyisanecearypartofaneffectiveforeignpolicy.butevenwithoutit,weshouldbeseeinghowwecanmakeeurope''sinfluencecount.whentheeuropeanunionagreedrecentlyadoublingofaidtoafrica,itwasanimmediateboostnotjustforthattroubledcontinent,butforeuropeancooperation.weareworldleadersindevelopmentandproudofit.weshouldbeleadingthethewayonpromotinganewmulti-lateraltradeagreementwhichwillincreasetradeforall,eeciallythepoorestnatio.weareleadingthedebateonclimatechangeanddevelopingpan-europeanpoliciestotackleit.thankstoxaviersolana,europehasstartedtomakeitspresencefeltintheme.butmypointisverysimple.astrongeuropewouldbeanactiveplayerinforeignpolicy,agoodpartnerofcoursetotheusbutalsocapableofdemotratingitsowncapacitytoshapeandmovetheworldforward.
suchaeurope-itseconomyintheproceofbeingmodernised,itssecurityenhancedbyclearactionwithinourbordersandbeyond-wouldbeaconfid
