Traduction de «Forces aériennes et maritimes de Méditerranée » (Français → Anglais) :

To do that, we're not just developing greater military capacity, by which I mean air, land, sea, and special forces, as well as infrastructure and training; we are also, as a result of our operational presence through the joint task force command, our institutional strength in planning, and our culture of exercising, helping other government departments develop and mature their own capacities to deliver greater operational effect.

E. whereas Russia's disproportionate counter-attack, triggered by the Georgian troops entering South Ossetia and extended to the other Georgian territories with the use of armour and air power, as well as the unprovoked military action in Abkhazia, including attacks on and the occupation of Georgian seaports, followed by the recognition of the two break-away enclaves, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, puts a question mark on Russia's readiness to build, together with the EU, a common space of security in Europe; whereas the further development of the EU's partnership with Russia needs to include a significant dialogue on security, based on t ...[+++]he commitments of both partners to their shared values, respect for international law and territorial integrity and commitment to and obligations under the Helsinki Charter,

D. whereas Russia’s disproportionate counter-attack, triggered by the Georgian troops entering South Ossetia, extended to the other Georgian territories with the use of armour and air power, as well as the unprovoked military action in Abkhazia, including attacks and occupation of Georgian seaports, followed by the recognition of the two break-away enclaves, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, puts a question mark on Russia’s readiness to build, together with the EU, a common space of security in Europe; whereas the further development of Europe’s partnership with Russia needs to include a significant dialogue on security, based on the commitme ...[+++]nts of both partners to their shared values, respect for international law and territorial integrity and commitment to and obligations under the Helsinki Charter,

There should be an increase in air and sea surveillance of the Balearic coasts and the Mediterranean in general.

This process should be strengthened with the following elements: a European defence equipment market, a common system of satellite and airborne intelligence and common telecommunications standards at the disposal of the military, the police and the disaster management services, a European standing naval force in the Mediterranean sea, a European budget covering not only the civil but also the military aspects of security, a European deputy foreign minister for security and defence, more frequent meetings of the Ministers for defence of the EU, a European civil protection force, as well as a European Civil Peace Corps, and an available Eu ...[+++]ropean capability for air and sea transport in case of disaster relief, rescue operations and defence operations.

Third, and perhaps most troubling, almost all of our Arctic neighbours have been looking to or are actually building combat-capable air and maritime forces for the Arctic.