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Elisabeth Heinz

How can the EU better regulate its rising gun industry? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

The 2025 annual turnover of the European gun industry reached an all-time high of €183 billion, while the Commission’s mobilisation of €800 billion for security and defence through ReArm Europe boosted weapon and ammunition manufacturing capacity from roughly 300,000 rounds in 2022 to 2 million rounds in 2025.

Europe accounts for about 25% of global arms exports. Latest data report over 33,700 arms export licences in 2023, with a value of more than €298 billion for military equipment and technology.

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