Den blanding af civile og militære strukturer, der ønskes af EU-militærpolitikere som Javier Solana, repræsentanten for EU's udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik, og den grønne EU-delegerede Angelika Beer, bliver der sat en stopper for. Denne blanding medfører ikke alene en militarisering af civile strukturer, men udgør i betydeligt omfang en trussel mod de civile hjælpere, der betragtes som en del af militæret og således, som det f.eks. er tilfældet i Afghanistan, også ses som en part i krigen.
We must prevent the merger of civilian and military structures advocated by such spokespersons on EU military policy as Javier Solana, the EU’s representative for foreign and security policy, and the Green MEP Angelika Beer, for this would result not only in the militarisation of civilian structures, but would also expose civilian aid workers to the very considerable risk of being regarded as part of the armed forces and thus – as has happened in Afghanistan – as another party to the conflict.