2 Amendments of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2015/2114(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Finds regrettable, notwithstanding the numerous arms export control regimes, that dthe illicit trade of arms continues to be a big, profitable business, which often occurs on a regional and local level, destabilising and adding to the humanitarian suffering in the areas concerned. Developments in the last two years have shown that weapons often end up in the hands of repressive regimes, armed groups and violent non-state actors, terrorists and criminals, and are used to fuel insecurity and armed conflicts internally and externally, or to support internal repression, regional conflicts and grave violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Strongly believes that the citizens have the right to be informed about the arms export decisions of their governments as they affect the security and well-being of their nation as well as potentially having adverse effects other parts of the world. Access to information should also be improved in regards to EU sanctions and arms embargos policies, which are often not up-to-date or presented in an easily accessible form;