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REARM Europe, the Myth of a European Defence for Peace, 7 May at 5.30pm

18 April 2025

As an organisation, grassroots movement or activist fighting for a better world, are you concerned about the exponential rise in military spending and its negative impact on your area of work? So are we! The European Network Against Arms Trade invites you to an online event as part of the Global Days Against Military Spending (GDAMS 2025) to learn about the latest developments, discuss how the European military spending and rearmament plan will exacerbate the global arms race and fuel conflicts, and how civil society can mobilise against European militarisation. The event will start with short presentations by

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NBB 2025-1: REARM Europe plan, headlong rush into the rearmament race

12 March 2025

This new edition of our ‘News from the Brussels’ Bubble’ focuses on the REARM Europe plan, intending to bring European militarisation to a different scale. Read it here: NBB2025-1, 07/03/2025 summary: EU funding for the arms industry– Negotiations on EDIP still stalled one year after proposal publication– EDF 2025 prioritise ground systems, incl. mass production of kamikaze drones– “EU defense industry lobbying soars” – Politico confirms findings of our 2023 report– “Omnibus for defence”, or how to facilitate arms dealers’ business, including exports?– EIB coming shift in lending policy: all but lethal weapons and no more ceiling Other

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New ENAAT website counters clarion calls for European rearmament with valuable information

5 March 2025

(read the press release in French) 05 March 2025 – Today the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) launches its new website (www.enaat.org), a unique tool for information and critical analysis about European arms exports and EU policies supporting the military industry, and how they exacerbate the global arms race. On this International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, and on the eve of the special European Summit on defence which is expected to confirm an unprecedented drive for rearmament at the EU level, in contradiction with the original idea of a Union conceived as a ‘peace project’,

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