Condemning the growing global arms race, MEPs called on the EU to play an active role in global non-proliferation and disarmament, on Wednesday 16 September, by adopting a report by Hannah Neumann (Greens/EFA, Germany) on the implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on the control of exports of military technology and equipment (341 votes in favour, 124 against and 230 abstentions) (see EUROPE B12560A11, B12325A16).
According to SIPRI, the EU28 exported about 26% of the world total in...