German government pushes for ‘Europeanisation’ of arms industry

Germany's Minister of Economic Affairs Sigmar Gabriel announced on the 19 August 2014 his intention to accelerate consolidation and Europeanisation of Germany's arms industry.

EurActiv Germany wrote that Mr Gabriel had vowed a much more cautious approach to licensing arms exports, unnerving the sizeable defence industry in Germany and signalling a change in policy from the previous coalition government under which sales rose.

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ESO: Background information: Social Democrats pledge to curb German arms exports http://www.europeansources.info/record/social-democrats-pledge-to-curb-german-arms-exports/

DGAP: Blog: Berlin Observer, 08.08.14: Where Have All the Handguns Gone? https://ip-journal.dgap.org/en/blog/berlin-observer/where-have-all-handguns-gone

ESO: Background information: A New Deal for European Defence: Commission proposes industrial action plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-a-new-deal-for-european-defence-commission-proposes-industrial-action-plan/

European Defence Agency: About Us: Pooling and Sharing http://www.eda.europa.eu/Aboutus/Whatwedo/pooling-and-sharing

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