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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power struggles and differing views on the concept of European preference suggest that negotiations on the next EU budgetary cycle and rearmament programmes will be tense… Read our latest Newsletter to know more: ENAAT 2026-5, 28/09/2026 SUMMARY: EU support for the arms industry On European militarisation
This month from Brussels’ arms bubble funding for the military seems like a never-ending story, deregulation is progressing slowly but surely, and institutional rivalries persist… Read our latest ENAAT Newsletter here: ENAAT NBB 2026-4, 10/07/2026 SUMMARY: News from ENAAT & members Factsheet 1 | EU Military Spending until 2027, From ‘Peace Project’ to Arms Investor Factsheet 2 | Military and related spending in the MFF 2028–34 proposal EU support for the arms industry The never ending funding for the arms industry Deregulation for the arms industry News Briefs Other aspects of european militarization New security strategy postponed to
Ahead of the European Council held on 18 & 19 of June, where leaders will discuss the next EU budgetary cycle, civil society organisations from across the spectrum urge EU decision-makers to reject the military budget surge and invest in human security instead Open Letter initiated by TNI, ENAAT, Stop ReArm Europe 17 June 2026 Dear Heads of States and Governments, In the run-up to the next European Council taking place this week, at which you will discuss the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028–2034), with a view to reaching a final agreement by the end of the