Commission plans to classify armament plants and facilities as sustainable

Question for written answer E-002026/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Fabio De Masi (NI)

• 1.How does the Commission justify its alleged plans[1] to classify armament plants and facilities as sustainable in the future through modifications of the taxonomy and/or the Regulation on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector?
• 2.On the one hand, how does the Commission explain its plan, particularly in view of the fact that the manufacture of armaments and their use by the military results in the emission of significant quantities of greenhouse gases?
• 3.On the other hand, how does the Commission explain its plan when the build-up of military capacity can contribute to the escalation of (military) conflicts, which go hand in hand with the destruction of infrastructure and the loss of human life?

Submitted: 11.10.2024

• [1] Source: https://taz.de/Waffenlobby-in-der-EU/!6041646/