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 in civil and military uses adopted with narrow majority
subjective list of interesting links

2021 EU Calendar: main meetings to come

more news

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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