Transparency in European Arms Exports Access to Information and Accountability Access to Information and Accountability

The study, which examined the regulatory frameworks of eight major European countries – Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom – found systemic obstacles preventing public access to critical information about arms exports and transfers.

“Our research shows that while European nations are signatories to international human rights standards on access to information, significant gaps remain between these commitments and the actual transparency policies and practices in arms trade,” says Asser Institute researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, who supervised the report.