欧盟负责防务和太空事务的委员安德留斯·库比留斯周四表示，欧盟需要北约来应对东翼的安全威胁，但随着美国将资源转向印太地区，欧洲必须做好准备，承担更大的自身防务责任。
The European Union needs NATO to address security threats on its eastern flank, but Europe must prepare to assume greater responsibility for its own defense as the US shifts resources toward the Indo-Pacific, European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said on Thursday.
库比留斯在布鲁塞尔由“欧洲之友”智库举办的会议上表示：“我们为什么需要北约，这一点非常清楚，因为我们在东部边境面临着非常明确的威胁：俄罗斯和白俄罗斯。”
"It's very clear why we need NATO, because we have very clear threats on our eastern border: Russia and Belarus," Kubilius said at a conference hosted by the Friends of Europe think tank in Brussels.
他警告不要认为美国会无限期地维持其在欧洲目前的军事存在水平。
He cautioned against assuming that the US will maintain its current level of military presence in Europe indefinitely.
库比留斯表示，中国的崛起和印太地区的发展日益塑造着华盛顿的战略重点，这意味着美国需要将其资源从欧洲转移出去。
Kubilius said Washington's strategic focus is increasingly being shaped by China's growing power and developments in the Indo-Pacific, which, he said, would require the US to shift resources away from Europe.
“这就是为什么他们要求我们发展自身能力，并准备好在欧洲大陆承担主要责任，而他们将继续承担次要责任，”他说。
"That is why they are asking us to develop our capabilities and to be ready to take primary responsibility on the European continent, and they will stay with secondary responsibility," he said.
“我的理解是，我们在欧洲大陆将看到美国人的身影大大减少。这不是因为他们不再爱我们，而是因为他们需要转向印太地区，”他说。库比留斯表示，因此欧盟需要在物质和制度层面加强其防务能力。
"My understanding is that we shall really see much less of Americans here on European continent. Not because they do not love us anymore, but because they need to shift to Indo-Pacific," he said. Kubilius said the EU therefore needs to strengthen its defense capabilities both materially and institutionally.
他说：“我们的学说，包括外交政策和防务，我们的机构，以及我们在此期间建立的决策机制，已不再适合当今的局势。”
"Our doctrines, including foreign policy and defense, our institutions, and our decision making, which were created during this time, are not fit anymore for today's situation," he said.
他表示，欧洲需要在增强军事能力的同时，建立更强大的集体决策机制。
He said Europe needs stronger mechanisms for collective decision-making alongside increased military capabilities.
据库比留斯称，未来的欧洲防务联盟应团结大陆上的各国，并包括乌克兰和加拿大。
According to Kubilius, a future European Defense Union should bring together countries across the continent and include Ukraine and Canada.
库比留斯还提议研究一种较小的决策形式，可能以“E5 Plus”（欧洲五国集团）概念为模式，同时允许较小国家以轮换制方式参与。
Kubilius also proposed examining a smaller decision-making format, potentially modeled on the E5 Plus (The European Group of Five) concept, while allowing smaller countries to participate on a rotational basis.