L'UE pourrait se concentrer sur l'acheminement d'une aide humanitaire, pendant que l'Alliance de l'Atlantique Nord s'occuperait de coordonner l'aide militaire.
The EU's role could lie in the provision of humanitarian aid, while the North Atlantic Alliance would coordinate military aid.
Le vice-ministre grec de la Défense a mentionné avec raison l'accord UE-OTAN - non abouti à ce jour - concernant l'accès aux infrastructures et aux capacités militaires de l'Alliance de l'Atlantique Nord.
Mr Yiannitsis, the deputy defence minister of Greece, was right to point out that there is as yet no agreement between the European Union and NATO on access to the North Atlantic Alliance's planning facilities and military capabilities.
Qu'allons-nous dire au juste aux habitants de l'Europe centrale, aux Polonais, aux Slovènes, qui viennent d'organiser leur référendum, si nous-mêmes remettons aujourd'hui en cause l'Alliance de l'Atlantique nord ?
I would like to respond to that by saying that, if we ourselves put a question mark against the North Atlantic Alliance, what are we actually saying to the peoples of central Europe, to the Poles, and to the Slovenes, who have just held their referendum?
Ceci dit, la Commission espère que les deux parties seront en mesure de trouver une solution réalisable, ce qui contribuerait incontestablement au renforcement de la coopération et des relations entre l’UE et l’Alliance de l’Atlantique Nord.
That being said, the Commission hopes that both parties can reach a workable solution, which would undoubtedly contribute towards further increasing cooperation and strengthening relations between the EU and the North Atlantic Alliance.