David Campbell Bannerman MEP Slams EU Defence Policy

Speaking in the European Parliament on Tuesday, 19th of May 2015,  David Campbell Bannerman MEP, said that the EU Parliament Danjean Report ‘invents EU defence roles that are not wanted, and not desirable.’   The MEP noted that the EU is planning ambitious operations in the Mediterranean but their plans bypass the existing NATO HQ in Naples.   The MEP finished by demanding why the EU was always trying to duplicate and undermine NATO and who was going to pay for such unnecessary duplication.

Watch a recording of David’s speech here