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Paris-Berlin Collective Defense Plan Unable to Guarantee Transparency

© REUTERS / Ian Langsdon/PoolFrench President Francois Hollande (R) and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian review troops at the Army base and command centre for France's 'Vigipirate' plan, dubbed 'Operation Sentinelle', at the fort of Vincennes, on the outskirts of Paris, France, July 25, 2016
French President Francois Hollande (R) and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian review troops at the Army base and command centre for France's 'Vigipirate' plan, dubbed 'Operation Sentinelle', at the fort of Vincennes, on the outskirts of Paris, France, July 25, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Nicolas Dhuicq, a member of the French National Assembly's defense committee said that the collective EU defense initiative is likely to fail as France and Germany do not have common political systems, history and interests.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An ambitious Paris-Berlin collective EU defense initiative that expects to include a common satellite surveillance system and EU joint military headquarters is controversial due to lack of transparency and common foreign policy among the member-states, a member of the French National Assembly's defense committee told Sputnik.

French media reported Sunday that French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen had filed a proposal to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to set up the bloc's collective defense through facilitation of EU collective defense operations, building a common satellite surveillance system and establishing EU joint military headquarters.

"The main problem with a satellite surveillance system is who will be gathering and storing information and where this data will go. I do not believe in an absolute principle of equality, I think that at one moment one side may take advantage," Nicolas Dhuicq said.

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He also expressed opposition to the proposal, as its final goals are unclear.

"I am against, for the moment, of the EU joint military headquarters because we do not have same final goals. For example, France and Germany do not have same interests in questions of foreign policy. In France’s interests is to cooperate on the security matters with the United Kingdom rather than with Germany," Dhuicq stated, pointing that London and Paris have a long history of military cooperation.

The lawmaker believes that the collective EU defense initiative is likely to fail as the countries do not have common political systems, history and interests.

The German-French initiative will reportedly be discussed at the upcoming informal EU summit in Bratislava slated for Friday.

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