On Tuesday 14 November, EU Defence ministers called for enhancing the arms industry access to public and private finance and avoiding ‘discrimination’ based on the ESG criteria. In the EU’s initial long-term budget for 2014-2020, not a single euro was to go directly to the arms industry. By the end of 2020, half a billion … Read More
How does the EU spend its billions on cutting-edge security and weapons research? Check the OSDE platform
The public platform Open Security Data Europe has been updated to include recent funding information from the European Defence Fund, the EU weapons development fund, and Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship civilian research and innovation funding program. Open Security Data Europe gives a unique overview of which companies, research centres and public agencies receive EU … Read More
NBB #2023-07: EU Defence Industry Strategy and EIB top race
The latest ENAAT Newsletter is available here: ENAAT NBB 2023-07_09.10.2023 The main news are the announcement of an EU Defence Industry Strategy instead of Programme and Production Act, and how the EIB top race could pave the way to the European bank investing in weapons Summary EU funding for the arms industry – A European Defence Industry Strategy … Read More
NBB #2023-06: a new EU Defence Production Act to come and up to €20bn for an Assistance Fund for Ukraine
The latest ENAAT Newsletter is available here: ENAAT NBB 2023-06_04.09.2023 The main news are the announcement of a possible EU Defence Production Act to be proposed by end of the year, as well as a special Assistance Fund for Ukraine up to €20 billion in 2024-2027 Summary EU funding for the arms industry – A ‘European Defence … Read More
“War profiteers” – Top 15 European arms dealers’ profits in 2022
The purpose of this fact-sheet is to look at the sales and profits of the 15 main European arms producers in 2022, and see to what extent they are profiting from the current war and the billions of euros in EU subsidies justified by support for Ukraine. The devastating and unfair nature of (any) war … Read More
“Is European military spending in the interests of humanity?”
Read our Op Ed published in Brussels Morning today: Is European military spending in the interests of humanity?
NBB #2023-05: EU funding for ammunition comes into force with overwhelming majority in EP
The latest ENAAT Newsletter is available here: ENAAT NBB 2023-05_20.07.2023 The main news is of course the adoption of ASAP, an EU funding programme to boost the production of ammunition and missiles. It is entering into force less than 3 months after the initial proposal, probably a record in EU history Summary EU funding for the … Read More
‘How European weapons fuel armed violence in Mexico’ Briefing Note
Today ENAAT, Ohne Rüstung Leben and Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo publish a briefing note on ‘How European weapons fuel armed violence in Mexico’, as part of the online event at 5m. From 18 to 25 February 2023, the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) and two of its national members, Ohne Rüstung Leben and … Read More
Webinar: How European weapons fuel armed violence in Mexico (18/07 at 5pm CET)
While the EU-CELAC summit is concluding on Tuesday 18/07, we invite you to an online webinar organised by Mexican and European organisations, to shed light on how European weapons fuel armed violence in Mexico and what Europe could do to stop that, and discuss with European and Mexican interlocutors. From 18 to 25 February 2023, … Read More
ENAAT calls MEPs to reject EU funding for proliferation of ammunition & missiles
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