British campaigners have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision to overturn a 2017 High Court judgment which allowed the UK government to continue licensing the export of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen. The appeal hearing took place in April 2019. The judgment comes amidst global concern over the use of these weapons against civilians.
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The latest issue of the ENAAT newsletter ‘News from the Brussels’ Bubble’ is now available here. Summary: EU funding for the arms industry Other aspects of EU militarisation EU Peace Facility and related news
“Today, civil society, trade unions, and public interest groups delivered a clear message to Commission President von der Leyen, the European Commissioners, and EU Member States in a statement signed by 470 organisations. They denounce the deregulation campaign that takes centre stage in the European Commission’s strategy for this term. Tomorrow, President Ursula von der Leyen will address the European Parliament with her ‘State of the Union’ speech. Nine months on under her leadership, the European Commission is planning an unprecedented wave of drastic cuts to regulations protecting labour, social, and human rights, as well as digital rights,
How European rearmament endangers peace and climate justice worldwide During the next Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice, 15-21st September 2025*, the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) organises an online panel on the consequences of EU militarisation for EU policies that contribute to peace and climate justice. Rather than taking decisive action to stop escalating violence and climate disasters, world leaders are militarising at pace. As ever-more resources are directed away from peacebuilding, social welfare and climate action towards war and armed violence, it is essential that our movements come together to take action