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(people applauding)

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- And we will now proceed to remarks

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by the President of the European Council,

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the President of the European Commission,

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and the Secretary General of NATO.

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Mr. Tusk, you have the pole.

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Oh, thank you.

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- Thank you.

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Dear friends, we have just signed

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a joint EU-NATO declaration,
which brings the cooperation

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between the European Union
and NATO to the next level.

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The aim is clear.

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We want to protect European citizens

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with all possible means available,

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and there is no better partner than NATO.

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That is why we have
agreed today to strengthen

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EU-NATO ties in crucially important areas.

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They include improving the
military mobility of troops

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and equipment, common
preparedness for cyber

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and hybrid attacks, fighting terrorism

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and stopping migrant smugglers
in the Mediterranean.

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The fullest possible
involvement in our activities

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of EU Member States that
are not NATO members

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will be encouraged and facilitated

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in an all-inclusive,
non-discriminatory manner,

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without any artificial obstacles.

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Speaking on the eve of the
NATO summit here in Brussels,

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I would like to address
President Trump directly,

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who for a long time now
has been criticizing Europe

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almost daily for, in his view,
insufficient contributions

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to the common defense capabilities,

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and for living off the U.S.

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Dear President Trump,
America does not have

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and will not have a
better ally than Europe.

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Today, Europeans spend on
defense many times more

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than Russia, and as much as China.

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And I think you can have
no doubt, Mr. President,

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that this is an investment
in common American

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and European defense and security.

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Which can't be said with confidence

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about Russian or Chinese spending.

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I would therefore have two remarks here.

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First of all, dear America,
appreciate your allies.

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After all, you don't have that many.

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And dear Europe, spend
more on your defense

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because everyone respects an ally

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that is well-prepared and equipped.

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Money is important, but genuine solidarity

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is even more important.

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Speaking about solidarity,
I want to dispel

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the American President's
argument, which says

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that the U.S. alone protects
Europe against our enemies,

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and that the U.S. is almost
alone in this struggle.

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Europe was first to respond
on a large scale when the U.S.

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was attacked, and called
for solidarity after 9/11.

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European soldiers have been
fighting shoulder-to-shoulder

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with American soldiers in Afghanistan.

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870 brave European men and
women sacrificed their lives,

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including 40 soldiers
from my homeland, Poland.

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Dear Mr. President, please
remember about this tomorrow,

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when we meet at the NATO
summit, but above all,

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when you meet President Putin in Helsinki.

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It is always worth knowing
who is your strategic friend

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and who is your strategic problem.

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- I wanted to welcome today's declaration

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which is an important
landmark in our partnership.

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It builds on what we have
already achieved together

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over the last two years and it strengthens

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our commitments to one another.

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Since the last NATO
Summit in Warsaw in 2016

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where we signed our
last Joint Declaration,

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our cooperation has gone
from strength to strength.

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NATO and the European Union are

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the most natural of partners.

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It is a matter of safety and
a matter of common sense.

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We share 22 members, and almost 95%

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of EU citizens now live in a NATO country.

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We share the same commitment

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to making people safe and more secure.

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We share the same values,
NATO and the European Union,

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and the same attachment
to freedom and democracy.

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And of course, we face many

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of the same challenges and threats.

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So never has there been more
sense to cooperate together

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and complement each other's work.

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I want to insist on the
word complementarity

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because this is what
defines our partnership.

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We are autonomous, yes,
but we work together.

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We do things sometimes
differently, but we make sure

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they are coherent with each other's work.

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And we have different strengths

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which we use to help one another.

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Europe has decided to take responsibility

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for its own security.

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NATO is a cornerstone of that strategy

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and we are working full-steam to implement

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the 74 joint actions which go
from countering hybrid threats

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to cybersecurity, defense and research.

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This partnership is a cornerstone

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of our overall security
and defense strategy.

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But we know that we must
also do more ourselves.

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We have made a lot of
progress in recent years,

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notably with the historic launch

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of Permanent Structured Cooperation,

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the so-called Sleeping Beauty

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of the Lisbon Treaty, now much awake.

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But there is still a lot to do.

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And that starts with properly investing

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in our own security and defense.

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This is why as part of our
new budgetary proposals,

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we, the Commission, we have proposed

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to increase defense spending by 22 times,

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bringing total defense
spending to 27.5 billion euro

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from 2021 to 2027.

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This would equip the European Defence Fund

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and the Internal Security
Fund with the means necessary

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to protect ourselves
from threats and invest

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in strategic research and capabilities.

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We also want to move
forward military mobility,

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another key part of our
cooperation with NATO.

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This sums up the spirit of our partnership

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and the trust and confidence
we have in each other.

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I know this is a message
which will be delivered

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loud and clear at tomorrow's NATO Summit.

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With today's world as it is, Europe must

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continue to do more to protect itself

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while deepening our partnership with NATO.

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Our citizens are simply
safer if we work together.

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This is what today's Joint
Declaration is all about.

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Thank you.

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- [Moderator] Secretary General.

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- President Tusk, President Juncker,

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dear Donald, dear Jean-Claude,

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the declaration we signed today is

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a strong commitment to
strengthen the cooperation

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between the European Union and NATO.

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And today's declaration builds

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on the one we signed in
Warsaw two years ago.

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Since then, NATO and the
European Union have achieved

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an unprecedented level of cooperation,

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working together on issues
as maritime security,

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countering hybrid threats,
and fighting terrorism.

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We exchange real-time
warnings on cyber-attacks.

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We participate more in
each other's exercises.

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And we work together in responding

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to the refugee and migrant crisis,

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including by addressing the root causes

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in countries like Afghanistan
and Iraq, and with cooperation

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at sea in the Aegean and
in Central Mediterranean.

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This new Declaration
demonstrates our desire

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to deepen and broaden our cooperation.

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Facing a complex and uncertain
security environment,

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we must work together to keep

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our nations and our citizens safe.

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And that is exactly what we are doing.

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In the months ahead, we
will step up our cooperation

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on military mobility, which is essential

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to our deterrence and defense.

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We will also work together to respond

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to hybrid threats, and
to counter terrorism.

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In the Declaration, we welcome

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the European Union's efforts on defense.

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Europe is taking more
responsibility for its security

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through PESCO and the
European Defence Fund.

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This is complementary, not
an alternative to NATO.

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NATO remains essential to
Euro-Atlantic security.

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After Brexit, 80% of defense spending

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in NATO will come from non-EU Allies.

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That is why we also need to ensure

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the fullest possible involvement

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of non-EU Allies in our cooperation

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and avoid creating any new barriers.

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So dear Donald and dear Jean-Claude,

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thank you for your personal commitment

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and your leadership in taking
this cooperation forward.

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I look forward to welcoming you both

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at the NATO Summit tomorrow.

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So thank you.

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(people applauding)

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- Questions?

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No, of course not.
(people laughing)

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(people socializing)