Flanders Adopts a New Arms Trade Decree
On 15 July, the Flemish Parliament adopted a new decree to replace the former Arms Trade Decree (Wapenhandeldecreet), in force since 2012 and last revised in 2017. Why now? The reform was already announced in the Flemish Coalition Agreement 2024-2029, which explicitly called for an update of the arms trade framework. The former decree has […]