01.03.2016 - 17:20 [ Guardian ]

EU parliament votes for embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia

(25.2.2016) An earlier draft of the resolution that named and criticised the UK and other EU member states, including France, Spain and Germany, was dropped. The final version said “some EU member states” had continued to authorise transfers of weapons to Saudi Arabia since the violence started, in violation of EU rules on arms control. The motion was passed by 359 votes to 212