Written question – Compliance of the ReArm Europe Plan/European Defence Readiness 2030 with international conventions – E-001818/2025

Question for written answer  E-001818/2025
to the Council
Rule 144
Lynn Boylan (The Left), Kathleen Funchion (The Left)

The recently announced ReArm Europe Plan/European Defence Readiness 2030 proposes EUR 800 billion of spending on military equipment. This is a time when certain Member States are withdrawing from the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the 1997 Treaty on the Prohibition of Mines. Cluster munitions are indiscriminate weapons of destruction that have a devastating impact on civilian populations wherever they are used.

Before agreeing to any funding proposals, will the Council:

• 1.Ensure that no EU public money is directed to the production, purchase or stockpiling of cluster munitions in violation of the Convention?
• 2.Ensure that no EU public money is directed towards the purchase of weapons that would violate the 1997 Treaty on the Prohibition of Mines?
• 3.Consult with organisations supporting survivors of such destroyed weapons or relevant international human rights organisations?

Submitted: 6.5.2025