ENAAT has co-signed with over 20 organisations a letter to EU Commissioner Jorouva, calling her to boost lobby transparency. In particular private companies and non-profit organisations should report lobby expenses the same way. The current proposal would over-represent expenses from non-profit organisations like ENAAT (by declaring their total budget), while private companies could report only … Read More
French Presidency of the EU and European defence: serving French military interests?
France holds the EU presidency for the next six months, and European defence is one of the government’s top priorities, although the subject is less discussed in the media. French President Emmanuel Macron poses as the spearhead of a ‘strong’ and united Europe, but in practice it is mainly a matter of promoting French strategic … Read More
Présidence française de l’UE et Europe de la défense: au service d’intérêts militaires français?
La France préside l’Union Européenne pour 6 mois, et la défense européenne fait partie des grandes priorités du gouvernement, bien que le sujet soit moins évoqué dans les médias. Emmanuel Macron se pose en fer de lance d’une Europe ‘forte’ et unie, mais en pratique il s’agit surtout de favoriser les intérêts stratégiques et industriels … Read More
Latest ENAAT Newsletter “News from the Brussels’ Bubble”
The latest Newsletter of the ENAAT EU project is available here: ENAAT NBB 2021-4_-29.11.2021 Main news items: – EU Defence Fund updates: state-of-play and industry-focused experts – Outcomes of the Defence Council meeting (15-16/11/21): Strategic Compass, PESCO, EDA, EIB … In short: – 5 countries to receive “military assistance” (weapons) through the Peace Facility – EC … Read More
Latest ENAAT Newsletter “News from the Brussels Bubble”
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