Brussels, 11/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The General Affairs Council of Monday 8 December 2008 adopted a common position setting out common rules on the control of military equipment and military technology exports. Non-governmental organisations have been calling for such legislation for a long time. The new rules introduce a list of binding selection criteria which will lead to automatic export bans to countries at war, countries that violate human rights and nations likely to contribute to...