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

17th ottobre 2024By Wendela de FriesArms exports, European Union, Military Spending, Publications

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 … Read More

22 CSOs urge EIB to stop lending to companies selling military equipment to Israel

26th giugno 2024By Laëtitia SédouEuropean Union, Finance, Open letter

ENAAT joined Counter Balance call urging the EIB to stop lending to companies selling military equipment to Israel, align with intl law & reverse expansion of military lending. Financing companies that deliver weapons to Israël enables violations of international law & war crimes in Gaza . Read more about the context here Read the letter: 2024_EIB – … Read More

30 CSOs urge the EIB to not support the military-industrial complex

26th marzo 2024By Laëtitia SédouEuropean Union, Finance, Open letter

Today 30 CSOs, including ENAAT. urge the European Investment Bank to firmly reject increasing support for the military-industrial complex. the Bank’s mandate is to prioritise social and climate investments to meet people’s needs and fight the climate crisis, not to fund the wealthy military industry. The defence lobby should not exploit current world conflicts to secure EIB … Read More

ENAAT Newsletter 2024-01: “war & borders before climate & foreign aid”

13th febbraio 2024By Laëtitia Sédouarticles, European Union

The first 2024 issue of our newsletter “News from the Brussels’ Bubble” is out. Read it here: ENAAT NBB 2024-01_09.02.2024 SUMMARY: EU Funding for the arms industry – Public consultation on EU Defence Fund review is open till 21st February – 2024 EDF calls to focus on next gen-helicopters & cargo planes, hypersonic threats and unmanned/autonomous systems … Read More

‘From war Lobby to war economy’, new ENAAT report

7th dicembre 2023By Laëtitia SédouEuropean Union, Finance, lobbying and revolving doors, Press release, Publications

Today ENAAT  is launching its new report “From war lobby to war economy, How the arms industry shapes European policies”. *Watch our launch event here if you missed it!* The EU arms industry has been fostering increasingly close ties with EU policy-makers and institutions, driving new steps in EU militarisation and now shamelessly exploiting the … Read More

NBB #2023-08: Ombudsman opens inquiry on EDF independent experts & risks of conflicts of interest

21st novembre 2023By Laëtitia SédouEuropean Union, Publications

The latest ENAAT Newsletter is available here: ENAAT NBB 2023-08_17.11.2023 The main news are the Ombudsman inquiry into how the EC ensures independent experts assessing EDF projects do not have conflicts of interest, EU Defence Industry Strategy expected early 2024, and EU Defence ministers calling for better access to (sustainable) finance for arms industry Summary EU funding … Read More

EDF 2021 projects fit ill with EU’s founding principles and values and will boost military spending in Europe

17th novembre 2023By Laëtitia SédouEuropean Union, Finance, Publications

The Centre Delàs, a member of ENAAT, launched today a new Working Paper in cooperation with ENAAT, GCOMS and the International Peace Bureau, which analyses the first R&D projects of the European Defence Fund (EDF), a crucial piece of the process of militarisation begun by the EU several years ago The EDF is set to greatly boost military spending in Europe, … Read More