Brussels, 23/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has given its approval, in committee, to the ratification by EU member states of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Voting on 21 January, MEPs from the international trade committee recommended that the European Parliament authorise the 28 EU member states to ratify the UN agreement on trade in conventional arms, which sets binding international rules in order to eradicate the illicit trade of weapons globally and prevent...