On 25 January, SEDE Members will exchange views with Simonetta GRASSI, Head of the UNOCD Firearms Trafficking Section. Firearms trafficking is one the major global concerns that affects all parts of the world. Illicit firearms, organised crime and armed conflict are often intertwined and can lead to escalating violence and hindering governance.
The debate will therefore focus on global trends in arms trafficking, and initiatives that can be taken to at European and international level to address this problem including the implementation of the UN Firearms Protocol. Main achievements and further mitigation measures to be implemented in the EU's neighbourhood, notably in Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova, including through strengthening cooperation between CSDP missions, Europol and Frontex, will also be discussed.
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