Elmar Brok
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"National:"Christian-Democratic Union of Germany"European:"European People's Party

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"Elmar Brok" is a Germany/German Member of the European Parliament and the current Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was elected on the Christian-Democratic Union of Germany/CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party group. An MEP since 1980, he has held many leadership positions in German and European politics. As a member of the Convention on the Constitution for Europe and in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Brok is widely credited with contributing crucially to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe/Constitution of the European Union.

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I believe this a crucial and fundamental issue. The West's credibility is at stake.

These countries must fulfill the conditions. In the eyes of our citizens, entry at the desired time can't be automatic.

Russia just assumed the G-8 chair and can't be allowed to act this way. Russia's demands appear undue and excessive. We need greater diversity of gas pipelines.

We can't give taxpayers' money to such a government.

I've never been to a hearing in which the words 'I don't know,' 'I assume,' and 'maybe' were used so frequently. No clear evidence was produced.

(Lukashenko) has provided proof that he is a dictator and must be treated as such. In addition, one must think about the possibility of other sanctions.

It is not a good message, because it shows the Quartet does not follow the same line.

What we're experiencing here is the announcement of a Cold War with new methods.