Today the European Parliament adopted the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) proposed by the European Commission in June 2017, as a precursor of the
Today, the European Network Against Arms Trade, SumOfUs and WeMove.EU sent an Open Statement to all Euro-Parliamentarians, asking them to resist further steps towards a
Today a coalition of science and peace organisations has launched the European initiative Researchers for Peace. Over 700 scientists and academics, most from 19 EU
Today the European Commission released its proposals for the Security and Defence heading under the next EU long-term budget. They confirm an unprecedented funding level
The latest edition of the EU Programme Newsletter sheds light on the recent EC general presentation of the next EU long-term budget (2021-2027) from a peace perspective,
Tomorrow the European Summit will welcome the launch of the Permanent Structured cooperation (PESCO) and review ‘progress’ in other areas of Defence, and the European
A crucial debate has started in the EU and key decisions will be taken by the European Parliament and by the Member States in the
40 billion euros. That’s how much the European Union wants to spend on the research and development of new weapons during the next 10 years.
On June 7, the European Commission proposed a text to create a “Defence Industrial Development Programme”, which would divert €500 million of the EU budget