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1 April 2022 Military power

Arms exports: A business without an EU policy

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. Read more "Arms exports: A business without an EU policy"

28 March 2022 Military power

Hannah Neumann, MEP “The EU Parliament is shut out of defence decisions”

By Harald Schumann and Maria Maggiore

A common European defence structure is not a new idea. But the war in Ukraine has brought a completely new dynamic into the discussion. Hannah Neumann, member of the European parliament and its defence committee, on the EU plans for a common military structure, its financing and the lack of democratic control and transparency so far. Read more "Hannah Neumann, MEP “The EU Parliament is shut out of defence decisions”"