Arms exports: A business without an EU policy

1 April 2022

Ana Curic

Unchecked Power/Military Power Europe

Arms exports: A business without an EU policy

Ana Curic

1 April 2022

About Military Power Europe

Europeans have woken up to a threat of war after several decades of peace and progress for most. This realisation, caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine, is about to fundamentally change the nature of the European Union.

Arms export is a billion-euro business for EU countries. Member states seem to sell arms with little regard for common rules that are meant to stop the export of weapons that might provoke or prolong conflict. Investigate Europe has crunched the data.

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