Javier Solana’s wise words at Oxford
"Javier Solana’s key message: ‘Effectiveness requires us to group together.’ He then went on to show where and how Europeans—when acting together through the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the European Security and Defence Policy—have already made an active contribution to security and political reform on the ground in foreign countries, from Central Africa to the Western Balkans. Next he showed how the Union’s ability to integrate civilian and military capabilities makes us such an effective and potentially potent international actor, but he also emphasised the need for better, stronger and more integrated European armed forces and the institutional apparatus to command them. This, of course, led the high representative to think about our requirements in the future, not least the political will to get involved, instead of standing on the sidelines, leaving others make the initiatives."
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