Pursuing solely national policies on technology transfer runs contrary to that goal. Clearer rules for the consultation mechanism need to be elaborated, and arms-exporting EU member states should consult all other member governments that might have concerns, not only those that have previously issued or denied an export license.
如果我们希望遵重里斯本条约精神的话，那么团结必须被视为一个重要的政治工具，并以此实现一个服务于集体利益的欧洲防御政策。而各国在技术转让方面对各自国家政策的追求则与该目标背道而驰。因此必须出台相关法则来对磋商机制进行更清晰的阐述，而出口武器的欧盟成员国必须与所有利益相关成员国进行协商，而不仅限于那些曾签发（或禁止）类似许可证的国家。