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 one of the main concerns when it comes to recent developments of the EU Defence policy.

Read the full letter in English and Portuguese

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Peace and Disarmament in Europe: For shared détente, peace and security

Europe is the second most militarized region in the world, with a military budget that surpasses China’s and is three times that of Russia. Additionally, the EU’s budget for security and defense has tripled over the past two decades, reaching 19.5 billion euros in the current framework program. The Delàs Center for Peace Studies, in collaboration with the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT), analyzes Europe’s militarization and proposes alternatives to European security policies in the publication “Peace and Disarmament in Europe: For shared détente, peace and security”.

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