Yesterday in this chamber, very relevant and authorised voices gave a precise opinion about the european security and defence identity, which is one of the final steps of this evolution. I know that it is, at present, little more than an idea, but it is an idea which is rapidly coming of age. Of course, the concept needs further progression and we need to make practical arrangements. The multinational forces are a clear indication of reinforcing the esdi among nations. As a natural evolution of the new security concept European nations have realised that they must increased their own contribution and commitment to their own defence.
Multinational forces are a very flexible and useful tool in our days.
They constitute the backbone of a WEU military command chain. Some others are just recent iniciatives following ageements among nations which share mutual interests. But all have in common a great deal of operational flexibility, readiness, adaptation to different circumstances and great capabilities to face a wide range of tasks. These HQs should be able to become the core of the HQ that WEU could need to carry out operations, reinforced by other components as required. Command and control structures.