EUP2P COARM Regional Workshop for North African Countries to Promote Effective Arms Export Controls
As part of the European Union ‘Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) Outreach Programme’, the first of two regional workshops for North African states took place in Tunisia on 2-3 November 2016. The participating officials from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia were introduced to the EU outreach project and exchanged information on recent domestic developments on arms trade controls. During the workshop, experts from Austria, France, Spain, Switzerland and GRIP presented research findings on diversion in the MENA region, the assessment criteria of the EU Common Position and an update on the amendments to the European Common Military List. Presentations further covered export and import controls on defence materials in Spain, end-use controls and post-shipment verification and a case study of how the EU Common Position affects licensing at the national level.
The European Union 'Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) Outreach Programme' (EU P2P COARM project) aims to provide assistance and cooperation in support of transparent and responsible arms transfers. The project promotes the principles and criteria for arms exports and related transparency measures introduced by the EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. This activity was carried out in the framework of EU Council Decision 2015/2309/CFSP and has six main components: (i) Regional workshops, (ii) study visits, (iii) individual assistance, (iv) rating opinions on the application of control lists, (v) arms diversion-related activities and (vi) a final assessment event. The previous and subsequent phases were financed and carried out under EU Council Decisions 2012/711/CFSP and 2018/101/CFSP. The project is implemented by the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) and co-funded between the EU and Germany.
COARM West Africa Regional Workshop II
25/10/2017 - 26/10/2017
EUP2P North Africa Customs Visit Antwerp
14/09/2016 - 15/09/2016
COARM West Africa Kickoff Workshop
10/11/2016 - 10/11/2016
COARM North Africa Regional Workshop I
26/11/2013 - 27/11/2013
COARM North Africa Regional Workshop II
28/10/2014 - 29/10/2014
COARM North Africa Study Visit Paris
28/04/2014 - 29/04/2014
COARM North Africa Regional Workshop II
23/05/2017 - 24/05/2017
EUP2P North Africa Customs Visit London
19/07/2017 - 20/07/2017
Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Division 225 – Outreach-Projects; Basic Principles
Frankfurter Straße 29 – 35
65760 Eschborn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6196 908-2602
E-mail: coarm@bafa.bund.de