The latest «News from the Brussels Bubble» is accessible here: ENAAT NBB 2021-3_21.09.2021 Summary Main news items: – EU Defence: Informal Defence ministers meeting, State of the Union speech by EC president – EU Defence Fund updates In short: – Main defence-related reports of the EP to come – Conference on the Future of Europe … Read More
Latest ENAAT Newsletter: EDF launch, other EU military initiatives, Defence Council
The latest issue of the ENAAT News from the Brussels’ Bubble is available here: ENAAT NBB 2021-2_01.07.2021 Main news items: – EU Defence Fund and other EU funding sources for security & defence – Main points of the Security and Defence Council conclusions (5-6 May) In short: – NATO summit: elements about EU-NATO relation – “Environmental, … Read More
Former EDA chief joined Airbus Security & Defence Spain without authorisation
EU Defence Agency under pressure to change rules after Airbus revolving doors scandal “The Ombudsman is concerned about the potential risk of conflicts of interest.” These concerns led the European Ombudsman’s office to launch an inquiry into the European Defence Agency’s handling of the request by its former Chief Executive to allow him to become a lobbyist … Read More
ENAAT calls MEPs to save EU peace project and reject Defence Fund
Today the European Parliament will take a decisive vote for the future of Europe, a vote that will bury or endorse the European Defence Fund. The European Network Against the Arms Trade (ENAAT) calls upon MEPs to stop EU militarisation and save the EU peace project. Will EU parliamentarians save or end the European peace … Read More
Who gets most of EU funding for military R&D – updated ENAAT fact-sheet
We have updated our fact-sheet about which countries and companies get most of the EU funding for military R&D with recent information published by the European Defence Agency, providing the detailed breakdown per beneficiaries for 3 more projects. No similar information is available for the EDIDP projects so far. For more details about which countries … Read More
Latest ENAAT Newsletter: updates on the Defence Fund and Brexit
The latest issue of the ENAAT News from the Brussels’ Bubble is available here: ENAAT NBB 2021-1_02.02.2021 Main news items: Final deal on next EU long-term budget (MFF2021-2027) paving final adoption of Defence Fund BREXIT: no deal on Foreign policy and defence cooperation In short: arms exports: end-users’ certificates for SALWs, Venezuela, dual-use goods EP report on AI … Read More
Italian government revokes bomb export licenses to Saudi Arabia and UAE
«The Italian government revokes bomb export licenses to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: civil society organizations welcome the decision The export of Italian weapons used in the horrific conflict in Yemen has been permanently stopped. These exports were authorized by licenses issued by the Italian export authority UAMA after the conflict in Yemen … Read More
News from the Brussels’ Bubble: PESCO, Strategic Compass, Peace Facility
The latest issue of the ENAAT Newsletter (News From the Brussels’ Bubble) is out, read it here: ENAAT NBB 2020-4_22.12.2020 Main news items: – EU MoDs informal meeting of 20/11 discussed military capabilities and Strategic Compass – European Peace Facility: political agreement and compromise on lethal equipment exports In short: – Arming EU border guards: a … Read More
NGOs demand Portuguese EU Presidency puts public interest centre stage
ENAAT and 63 civil society organisations have joined Corporate Europe Observatory and Transparency International Portugal to write to the Portuguese Government, which will take on the EU Presidency on January 1st, to set out a series of demands on tackling corporate influence, and promoting lobby transparency, accountability, and democratic reform. The over-influence of the arms industry is … Read More
News from the Brussels’ Bubble: profiteers of EU military funding, EP & military AI
The latest issue of the ENAAT Newsletter (News From the Brussels’ Bubble) is out, read it here: ENAAT NBB 2020-3_27.10.2020 Main news items: – EP Reports on Artificial intelligence: a schizophrenic position? – EP draft Report on the 2009 Procurement and Transfer Directives – EU support to the arms industry: EU Defence Fund and other forms … Read More