Two months ago, the entire delegation of French MEPs from the liberal Renew Europe group, save one, voted against greater oversight over weapons exports.
The amendment was part of a larger report on arms to enforce EU-wide guidelines on a multi-billion euro industry that supplies weapons to countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Also known as the EU Common Position, the guidelines are legally-binding rules to make sure innocent people are not killed by European-...
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.