The Netherlands has suffered many hardships with the results of war. During World War I the blockades prevented trade to continue which made the Netherlands economy very fragile. With the occupation by Germany during World War II, the Netherlands suffered a lot of destruction. The Netherlands has taken a very active role in the advancement of the CFSP (Common Foreign Security Policy). This country believes that it is one of the original members

The Netherlands' decision making systems proposes a number of alternatives to the consensus rule because there is a need for unanimity that paralyzes the whole decision making process. For decisions on the implementation of a common decision, these decisions should be taken by qualified majority. It also proposes restricting the use of the current unanimity system and introducing a system of 'unanimity minus one', which should become the general rule except where the vital interests of a Member State are at a stake, in which case the unanimity rule should continue to apply. The Netherlands also agree with the idea put forward by Germany of introducing a system of majority voting when adopting joint actions, specifying that this would be a majority voting system within an intergovernmental context, as opposed to a majority voting system within the Community framework, based on the Commission's exclusive right of initiative, the involvement in the process of Parliament and th!

9. Direct control of the WEU planning unit by the EU. Forces attributed to the WEU should be made available to the EU.

e role played by the Court of Justice in reviewing the legality of legislation approved in this way. In any case, the possibility of bringing the CFSP within the Community framework could be seen as a long-term option.

4. Improved implementation requires that financing from the Community budget become the rule.

of the European Union and with that in mind the people take upon themselves a bit of responsibility (sort of la big brother attitude).

The response of the European Union in the relationship to the Kosovo crisis is one of the leading factors in developing the CFSP. Most Europeans cherish their loyalty to not only the county in which they live but to the European Union. The EU is beginning to unite its countrymen more than ever with only one major obstacle in its way. The CFSP is developing much quicker and more aggressively than anyone ever imagined it would. TO the Dutch, security is more important than things like healthcare and maybe even agriculture. Maybe agriculture is taking it a bit far, but the Dutch do see NATO taking over in the areas that should be of concern to Europeans and Europeans only. NATO is very important to the success of any security policy that might come about and it is also the main force of security at the present date.

7. The possibility of an ad hoc coalition for common actions and their implementation, based on consensus on the value of such action, if not all Members want to take part. However, all members should help to finance such action.

8. Gradual integration of the WEU (Western European Union) and the EU institutionally and politically. The IGC should prepare the ground for full integration.

My proposal is to have the CFSP up

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