Non-proliferation and the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Pursuant to Rule 114(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK (ALDE, BE) and Angelika BEER (Greens/ALE, DE), on behalf of their respective political groups, have drafted a proposal for a recommendation on non-proliferation and the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (2010).

The proposal for a recommendation calls on the Council to:

• engage and contribute pro-actively to the work in preparation for the NPT review conference;
• devise a strategy on how to reinforce NPT, working in close cooperation with non-EU partners in NATO;
• initiate the establishment of the Nuclear Weapons Convention that would incorporate and reinforce the existing non-proliferation and disarmament instruments, including the NPT, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as proposals for a Fissile Materials Cut-Off Treaty and continental/regional treaties on nuclear weapon free zones.