How does the EU deal with the existence of weapons in Europe?

Talking about control of Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, EU focuses on in three areas of action: weapons of mass destruction (WMD), conventional weapons and Security and sustainability in outer space.

The way of aboard these areas is through international agreements and treaties, for example:

·         Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

·         Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

·         Biological & Toxin Weapons Conventions (BTWC)

·         Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

·         The Hague Code of Conduct against missile proliferation (HCoC)

·         Arms trade treaty (ATT)

·         Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC)

·         UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (PoA)

·         UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (UNSCR 1540)

·         Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)

·         Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)

EU tries to support all of these international agreements through financing

For avoid the presence of weapons in the EU, the EU non-proliferation consortium is created.

NON-PROLIFERATION CONSORTIUM

It is an agreement based on the union of all EU countries to promote a common strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

This agreement is jointly managed by 4 institutions: The four institutes are Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris, Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt (HSFK / PRIF), International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The consortium is part of a wider network called "think tanks" in charge of promoting the non-use of weapons among civilians, for example.

https://www.nonproliferation.eu/about/