European Parliament
O-000129/2012
(B7-0119/2012)
Adrian Severin  (NI ).
– Mr President, I want to thank Commissioner De Gucht for his important clarification.
The real problem of this agreement is neither technical nor legal. It is strictly political. Namely, it is about trying to impose our political views on Israel through trade leverages. This did not work in the past, and will definitely not work in the future. If we want to promote our values, we must first secure our geostrategic interests, otherwise our values are both in vain and in peril.
Our strategic interest in the present context of major turmoil in the Middle East requires strengthening our ties and cooperation with Israel. Therefore, and to this end, we should ratify ACAA now and not later. Procrastination is not a solution.

