The EU Code of Conduct on arms exports builds on the Common Criteria for arms exports adopted in 1991 and 1992 and also includes a denial notification and consultation mechanism, the first such mechanism ever applied to conventional arms exports.
Mazi un vidēji uzņēmumi (MVU) Eiropā nodrošina lielāko daļu darba vietu, veicina jauninājumus un reģionālo attīstību.