Business As Usual Is Dead. Green Growth

Ten Years Ago U.s. Defence Investment Represented Almost Half Of All Defence Expenditure In The Whole Alliance. Today It Is 75%. This Increasing Economic Gap May Also Lead To An Increasing Technology Gap Which Will Almost Hamper The Inter-operability Between Our Forces.

Iran Also Has An Extensive Missile Development Programme. Iranian Officials Declare That The Range Of Their Modified Shahab-3 Missiles Is 2,000km, Putting Allied Countries Such As Turkey, Greece, Romania, And Bulgaria Within Reach.

More Than Forty Years Of Communist Rule In Central And Eastern Europe Resulted In An Unhappy And Artificial Division Of Europe. It Is This Dark Chapter Of European History That We Now Have The Opportunity To Close.

I Condemn The Entry Of A Russian So-called Humanitarian Convoy Into Ukrainian Territory Without The Consent Of The Ukrainian Authorities And Without Any Involvement Of The International Committee Of The Red Cross.

Actually I Can't Imagine Nato Troops On The Ground And I Think It's Also Important To Send That Very Clear Message To The Un And Other Organisations Right Now So That Appropriate Plans Can Be In Place In Due Time And The Gaddafi Regime Can Collapse Soon.