Seanad debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Military Neutrality: Motion.
At the start of this debate, Senator Brian Hayes said that, had there been a qualified majority vote on the European policy on Iraq, it would have come down on the French and German side. That is not clear at all and is certainly not clear in the context of a 25-member European Union. In that context, it would probably come down on the other side. Before we go down that road, we want the political values defined. We want to know in advance that Europe will act as a counterweight, reflecting our own democratic values and history, and will not be an offshoot of the Pentagon.
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