Stepping up? Striving for EU arms transfer policy coherence and responsibility in a dangerous world
In April 2024, Saferworld hosted the 2024 COARM-NGO forum. This report provides an overview of the key points raised at the forum.
Through the EU Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM), EU member states communicate and share information on their arms export policies and practices. The annual COARM-NGO forum, convened by Saferworld, brings together representatives from civil society and EU member states to discuss pertinent issues related to the export of conventional arms.
The Forum began with a short overview of the ongoing review of EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. This was followed by a discussion of harmonisation around EU member states’ arms export policies in the context of exports to Israel amid the crisis in Palestine. The Forum concluded with discussions on the first mid-term review of the European Peace Facility and on the Arms Trade Treaty.
Read the report here.
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