EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Brussels Conference on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending
Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community Square de Meeûs 19, BrusselsEU governments are spending a total of 255 billion euro on the military in 2014, and globally military spending accounted for $1776 billion. This is disproportionate and in many cases does not contribute to the security of citizens. To the contrary, “The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded” stated UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. […]