Latest ENAAT Newsletter “News from the Brussels’ Bubble”

The latest Newsletter of the ENAAT EU project is available here: ENAAT NBB 2021-4_-29.11.2021

Main news items:
– EU Defence Fund updates: state-of-play and industry-focused experts
– Outcomes of the Defence Council meeting (15-16/11/21): Strategic Compass, PESCO, EDA, EIB …

In short:
– 5 countries to receive “military assistance” (weapons) through the Peace Facility
– EC Work 2022 programme “Making Europe stronger together”
– EU Summit on Space (and a bit on Defence), February 2022 in France (Toulouse)
– Subjective list of interesting links

2021-2022 EU Calendar: main meetings to come

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Workshop ‘The arms industry inefficiency to provide human security’

13 November 2026

The Delàs Centre for Peace Studies and ENAAT invite you to a workshop on “The arms industry inefficiency to provide human security”, hosted by MEP Marc Botenga (The Left, Belgium), to discuss the role of the arms industry in providing human security and economic development.  The workshop will take place in the European Parliament (room SPAAK 1C51) on Tuesday 1st December, from 10 am to 12:00pm CET (in-person only) > Register here before Tuesday 24/11 More information A recent report from the Centre Delàs, “Europe’s arms build-up and the inefficiency of the war industry”, challenges the prevailing narrative that

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NBB 2026-4: ‘the never ending story of privileges for arms dealers’

15 July 2026

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

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