translate English to French: Indeed, it is interesting to note that an opening of European defence markets to competition, leading to the emergence of national champions, associated with the protection of European companies (for example through the introduction of duty on imported armaments as proposed by the European Commission in 1988, or a strict European preference) would use a combination of liberalism internally and mercantilism vis-à-vis the rest of the world to build a European state and a European identity.(64) In addition to opposition from the British, who could well be joined by the Dutch, the Danish and probably the Italians and the Germans, two consequences can be expected.
Des rentes de situation seraient accordées aux "champions européens" avec les conséquences classiques des situations de monopole : inefficacité, non-compétitivité, dépendance du ou des acheteurs vis-à-vis d'un producteur et faible autonomie du politique par rapport aux considérations économiques.