The European Network Against Arms Trade sent today an Open letter to Euro-parliamentarians, urging them to vote against the proposal of EU funding for the arms industry to boost their production of ammunition ad missiles. Read the Open letter here in English and in French ENAAT calls on MEPs, and those members of the negotiating team in … Read More
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Online event: European military spending harms peace and the planet
When: Thursday 08 June, 5pm to 6.15pm CET Join us on Thursday 8 June to know more about how a growing European military spending is a threat to peace and the planet, and who are the main profiteers of the war economy, with the presentation of our data collection work on the top European arms … Read More
New publication now in 8 languages: ‘How the EU is funding arms dealers and corrupt corporations’
Our latest fact-sheet is now available in 8 languages > read it in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish In 2017, the EU approved the funding of military research and the development of new arms and technologies, breaking the red line that the EU should not fund military activities with the community budget. Over half a … Read More
News from the Brussels’ Bubble, #2022-05
The latest issue of the EU project newsletter summarises the main news about EU funding for the arms industry and other aspects of EU militarisation over the last month ENAAT NBB 2022-5_02.12.22
New publication: ‘How the EU is funding arms dealers and corrupt corporations’
In 2017, the EU approved the funding of military research and the development of new arms and technologies, breaking the red line that the EU should not fund military activities with the community budget. Over half a billion Euros went to military research and development (R&D) through two precursor programmes: the Preparatory Action for Defence … Read More
Online relaunch of Open Security Data Europe “Who benefits from EU military and security funding?”
The European Network Against Arms Trade invites you to the online relaunch of Open Security Data Europe “Who benefits from EU military and security funding?” When: Tuesday 08 November, 14:30 CET 14:30: Presentation of the public data platform Open Security Data Europe 14:40: EU funding for civilian security: for what and for whom? 14:50: Main … Read More
‘ExitArms’ database reveals EU funded arms producers export to warring parties
This week, the environmental and human rights organizations Facing Finance and Urgewald published the “ExitArms” database: www.exitarms.org. It is the first publicly available, global database on companies supplying arms to warring states. The launch is supported by ENAAT, the European Network Against Arms Trade. So far, the database covers the years 2015 to 2020. It … Read More
ENAAT Newsletter: Strategic Compass and sustainable finance a boon for the arms industry
the latest ENAAT newsletter, ‘News from the Brussels’ Bubble’ provides an overview of EU defence-related initiatives taken over the last two months, how they are connected and what it says about priorities, from the Strategic Compass to the Versailles Declaration and the EC Defence Package. It also shows what the next battle of the arms … Read More
Who gets most of EU funding for military research and development?
4 countries get 53.5% of the grants allocated so far: France, Italy, Spain and Germany, which are also the main EU arms exporters. Thales gets 15 grants, and 7 companies of the top 10 were members of the Group of Personalities that advised the European Commission to create this funding, in 2016. Considering the poor … Read More
EU funding for arms industry to be barely impacted by COVID-19 crisis, ENAAT newsletter special edition
NBB special edition: New EC proposal for MFF 2021-2027 EU funding for the military industry to be barely impacted by COVID-19 Read here: News from the Brussels’ Bubble #2020-2, 1st June 2020 Arms industry won first battle and is well placed for negotiations to come – pro-defence lobby saved basics: EC proposes €8bn EU Defence … Read More
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