As of today, 22 January 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force and bans the most destructive and inhumane class of weapons ever created. While the EU’s member states do not yet take the same view on this treaty, we want the EU to take a more active role in responding to the urgency of nuclear disarmament.
The authors are a cross-party group of 7 Members of the European Parliament.
Such leadership on part of a major international actor is direly needed to implement international law and respond to the global demand to cease perpetuating this catastrophic menace to mankind and all life on earth.
Malta
Hiroshima
Japan
Brazil
South-africa
Austria
Indonesia
Mexico
Germany
Nigeria
Netherlands
Costa-rica