De voorbije dagen lag de focus op BNP Paribas, maar ook de Europese investeringsbank investeerde de voorbije jaren 1 miljard euro in bedrijven die wapens leveren aan Israël. Daarom stuurt FairFin, samen met een twintigtal andere organisaties, FairFin vandaag een brief naar de EIB met de boodschap: geen leningen voor bedrijven die wapens leveren aan Israël. 👇 Counter Balance, 350.org, Campaign Against Arms Trade, Stop Wapenhandel, Vrede vzw, MENA Fem Movement For Economic, Development And Ecological Justice, Vredesactie, Accountability Counsel, Corporate Europe Observatory, CEE Bankwatch Network, ReCommon, Observatori del Deute en la Globalitzacio, ASSOCIATION FRANCE PALESTINE SOLIDARITE, Svenska Freds, Stop Fuelling War - Cessez d'alimenter la guerre, OBSERVATOIRE DES ARMEMENTS-CTRE DOC RECHERCHE PAIX ET CONFLITS, 11.11.11, SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation, IMS (International Media Support)
Today FairFin, together with 22 other organisations, sent a letter to the European Investment Bank (EIB) following the results of our recent research about the financing of companies that supplied weapons to Israel. The EIB has given more than one billion euros (!) in loans to Leonardo and Rolls-Royce. Both companies supply weapons to Israel. Rolls-Royce was even specifically mentioned by UN-experts, they stated that “These companies, by sending weapons, parts, components, and ammunition to Israeli forces, risk being complicit in serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian laws… Financial institutions investing in these arms companies are also called to account.” Therefore we ask the EIB to: - stop lending to companies that sell military equipment to Israel - ensure its operations are aligned with international law, and exclude all projects which support illegal Israeli settlements and contribute to sustaining occupation of the Palestinian territory. - reverse the expansion of the Bank’s lending mandate for the defence industry. Counter Balance 350.org Campaign Against Arms Trade Stop Wapenhandel Vrede vzw MENA Fem Movement For Economic, Development And Ecological Justice Vredesactie Accountability Counsel Corporate Europe Observatory CEE Bankwatch Network ReCommon Observatori del Deute en la Globalitzacio ASSOCIATION FRANCE PALESTINE SOLIDARITE Svenska Freds Stop Fuelling War - Cessez d'alimenter la guerre OBSERVATOIRE DES ARMEMENTS-CTRE DOC RECHERCHE PAIX ET CONFLITS 11.11.11 SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation IMS (International Media Support)