Germany Issues Collective Export License for Franco-German Armaments

Germany announced a collective export license for armaments from industrial cooperation recognized by France and Germany beginning April 1 under the Treaty of Aachen, Germany's foreign trade agency said in a March 31 notice. The export license marks the deepening integration of the German and French defense industries under the 2019 agreement as arms can now be exported between the countries with greater ease under specific provisions of the agreement.