This briefing paper discusses the regulation of arms exports from EU Member States and the problems with tracking the arms trade generally, before discussing the arms trade between Israel and EU Member States specifically. It also looks at the use of toxic weapons in the Gaza strip. Read The Arms Trade between EU Member States …
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This paper discusses security and the common good in Europe, looking at the European understanding of security, what constitute threats and how these are dealt with. Read “Security for the Common Good” (PDF – 209 KB)
As members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), one of the peace churches, we believe in that of God in everyone. We believe in non-violent approaches to conflict resolution, in the intrinsic equality of all people everywhere, and in a sustainable way of life for everyone that the one earth we share can support. …
Joint statement by QCEA and the Executive Committee of FWCC EMES (Friends World Committee for Consultative European and Middle East Section) on the crisis in Gaza following Operation Cast Lead/the Gaza War 2008. Read the statement on Gaza here (pdf – 58kB)
This report aims to assess the extent to which the European Union’s enlargement process is supporting the work of local grass roots peacebuilders in the countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. The report deals with the 7 broad issues that concern local peacebuilders the most: Nationalism; transitional justice; returnees; regions of concern; education; …
Development cooperation is an important part of EU relations with developing countries, and the link between development and conflict prevention is increasingly being realised by the EU as well as by other donors. Development cooperation is likewise highlighted in the Commission Communication from 2001 as a policy area where conflict prevention needs to be mainstreamed. This report studies the …
This paper discusses the question:What role can and do non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play in relation to the EU in the context of conflict prevention? It examines the terminology and concepts central to peacebuilding and looks at the role of the European Peacebuilding Liason Office (EPLO) in particular. Read “People are Party to Building Peace – …
This report consists of a combination of papers from QCEA’s 2006 conference on the role of the European Union in peace building from a global and a European perspective. The conference was organised with the Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva (QUNO). Read the report “Peace and Peacebuilding: Some European Perspectives”
The 2006 QCEA Conference focused on the role of the European Union in peacebuilding, within both a global and a European context. The first part of the publication consists of two papers. The first is a review of some of the definitional issues which underlie much of the discussion we had at the conference. The second …
This publication is one of the outcomes of the 2006 QCEA conference which was intended to look at the role of the European Union in peacebuilding – from a global and a European perspective. The publication provides texts from the conference and summaries of some of the workshops. Read “Peace and Peacebuilding – Some European …
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