Krivine and Vachetta (GUE/NGL), in writing. – (FR) The Laschet report purports to be a plea for multilateralism in international relations. It considers that the UN should take centre stage in achieving this objective, with the European Union playing an enhanced role within it. But the method advocated to achieve these high-minded wishes is flawed. For the report, a more effective UN means an enlarged Security Council, minor restrictions on the right to veto decisions and more means of intervention, including the military option. As with Europe, an attempt is being made to embroil us in an institutional debate so that we forget the underlying problem: the fact that it is free competition above all else that determines the European Union’s policy; the fact that the major powers assume the right to decide unilaterally what merits or does not merit economic or military intervention on the part of the UN. The fight against terrorism is thus seen as a top priority, whereas the fight against the greenhouse effect, AIDS or poverty is mere formality. The UN imposed sanctions on Iraq, but is leaving the Palestinians, Chechens and so many others to their own devices. Finally, this report is written as if the European Constitution had been ratified and claims that a European minister for foreign affairs will be able to represent a European consensus on international issues. This is irresponsible. For all of these reasons, we voted against the report.