Arms industry and regulation
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Middle East: Croatian weapons in Syrian rebel hands
27 February 2013462PresseuropLa Libre Belgique -
Debate: Europeans also fuel US arms addiction
27 July 20127414PresseuropThe Washington Post -
Arms industry: Greece still splashes out billions on defence
11 January 2012134634 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Arms sales: London sold anti-demonstration material to Bahrain
18 February 2011PresseuropThe Independent -
Arms trade: London hostile to lifting China embargo
12 January 2011PresseuropThe Times -
France: Kickbacks scandal hits French establishment
22 November 2010PresseuropL'Humanité -
Austerity: A farewell to arms?
25 October 201028 La Repubblica Rome -
Czech Republic: Backroom antics at Ministry of Defence
3 September 2010PresseuropMladá Fronta DNES -
European Union: The truth about Serbia
23 December 2009221 The Guardian London -
Belgium-Libya: Socialists facilitate Tripoli arms deal
9 October 2009PresseuropLe Soir -
Romania: Bucharest snubs arms "code of conduct"
27 August 2009PresseuropCotidianul -
Caucase: Romanian arms for Georgia
7 August 2009PresseuropCotidianul -
Germany: Ghost comes back to haunt CDU
4 August 2009PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau
Frigates, tanks and submarines: Greece may be teetering on the brink, but the bite of austerity hasn’t come near its military. And Germany is profiting from it. 
The crisis is forcing European states to make unprecedented cuts in their defence budgets, leaving their armed forces short on men and means – and eventually eroding their technological edge. 
Serbia’s formal application for EU membership on 22 December has been hailed as a great step forward. David Cronin in the Guardian, however, accuses Europe of “brazen hypocrisy” in its dealings towards the former pariah state.