” “The European Parliament is discussing, with the current presidency of the EU Council and EU Commission, the anti-missile system that the United States would like to set up in two member states, Poland and the Czech Republic. The European Parliament had already addressed this subject on 14 November, when it had adopted a resolution about EU/Russia relations following the summit that had ended in Mafra a few weeks before. About the "missile defence", the MEP had said they were "seriously concerned" about "keeping peace and stability in the European continent" after the statements made by the Russian authorities and the "untimely Russian threat to suspend its participation in the Treaty on conventional forces in Europe". Now, "despite the number of passionate statements from Russian leaders", states a note from the European Parliament, the United States, Poland and the Czech Republic "continue their negotiations, even at the highest levels". The Assembly asked for explanations about the "missile defence", which, according to the USA, "should be part of a wider anti-missile network aimed to protect Europe and the United States from any attacks from the so-called ‘rascal countries’". The problem will be on the agenda of the Parliamentary session of 30 January.” “
