“News from the Brussels’ Bubble” latest issue is online

The latest ENAAT newsletter is now available under a new format: with EU militarisation expanding and accelerating, more information is to be addressed in a timely manner.

Read it here, and the previous editions here

The ENAAT EU project newsletter ‘News from the Brussels’ Bubble’ will now be issued every month, presenting a list of short news with links to go deeper, and covering the main developments regarding EU funding for the arms industry and other aspects of EU militarisation, including the Peace Facility. It will be complemented by briefing notes and analysis articles published online when relevant, with notifications to subscribers of the newsletter.

We hope you will find this new format useful, if you wish to subscribe to this newsletter, write to info[at]enaat.org

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“Security for Whom?” CSOs call EU leaders to move the money from the military to human security

18 June 2026

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

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Who profits from EU subsidies for the arms industry and where they export: read our fact-sheet

8 June 2026

Who profits from EU subsidies for the arms industry? Find out below which countries and companies benefit the most from the EU Defence Fund (EDF) and the Ammunition fund (ASAP), and where they export. More information and detailed data are available in the public platform Open Security Data Europe Companies European Defence Fund (EDF) After the first three years of the EDF, about a thousand different entities (companies, research institutes, universities, government agencies and a few CSOs) have received funding. It is clear that a large portion of the money goes to a small set of large arms companies.

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09/06 at 6pm: “Breaking the consensus on EU funding for rearmamament” online conference

21 May 2026

ENAAT, GDAMS & StopReArmEurope invite you to an Interactive Online Conference***A militarised garden: Breaking the consensus on EU funding for rearmament * June 9 2026 at 18:00 CEST The session will begin from a practical observation: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who challenge the current policy direction -particularly the rapid growth in certain spending priorities- represent a small minority, which limits their influence. Against this backdrop, the discussion will move beyond simple opposition and instead focus on more constructive and strategic exchange, structures around two main pillars:1) Understanding the MEPs’ perspective:Why do many MEPs feel that there

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