Forsvarslobbyen og Dansk Industri hævder, at det ikke er uden omkostninger at Danmark står uden for EU’s forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitiske samarbejde. Det hævdes, at store og små danske forsvarsindustrielle virksomheder vil få det vanskeligere som udbydere af materiel og ydelser, så længe vi står uden for samarbejdet.
Argumentationen lyder, at når forsvarsagenturet, EDA, på basis af indstillinger fra PESCO laver udbudsrunder på militært isenkram, vil medlemslandene og lobbyisterne i Bruxelles arbejde intensivt for at vinde kontrakter hjem til deres respektive virksomheder. Projekterne finansieres af Den Europæiske Forsvarsfond, EDF, hvor EU-budgettet bidrager med 20 pct. mens 80 pct. af midlerne skal komme fra medlemsstaterne.
Forsvarslobbyen hævder, at danske virksomheder risikerer at stå væsentligt ringere over for EU-udbud af forsvarsmateriel, end deres europæiske konkurrenter, når Danmark ikke er ”inde i hjertet af EU”!
Kan det virkelig være rigtigt, at vi skal splitte den nationale enighed om forsvarspolitikken, bare fordi danske våbenproducenter skal have mulighed for at hente penge i Den Europæiske Forsvarsfond?
Nej selvfølgelig ikke. Tabet er da heller ikke stort. Realiteten er, at der 30 år efter Maastricht stadig ikke i EU er noget der ligner fælles forsvars- og sikkerhedsinteresser.
2012 - Independent Professional
2003 - 2012 Minister Counsellor FAO at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Rome
2000 - 2003 Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1995 - 2000 Director General, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1991 - 1995 Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy Denmark
1990 - 1991 Chef du Cabinet, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1983 - 1990 Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1979 - 1983 Head of section, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1978 - 1979 Military Service, Representative of drafted army personel
1976 - 1978 National Bureau of Statstics Denmark
- Chair EU Working Party on FAO Coordination
- Chair of various Intra Ministerial Committees on Energy taxation
- Member of FAO Finance Committee
- Danish Representative to various missions to Eastern European countries, Burundi, Mozambique, Thailand and Cambodia.
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines to support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
- Responsible for Danish EU Presidency 1993, 2002 and 2012 regarding FAO matters.
- Head of Danish delegations to meetings in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Budget Committee of the International treaty on Plant genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Danish-India Commission on Bilateral Energy Cooperation
Head of Danish delegations to meeting in International Energy Cooperation (IEA, CEM, MEF ect)
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Soren Skafte, Former Permanent Secretary 