Disarmament
The images of the demonstration

Thousands in Brussels against European rearmament: “Welfare, not war”

The demonstration – culminating in the area of EU institutions – called for the allocation of the 800 billion euros planned for rearmament to social causes. Over eight hundred organisations mobilised. In the evening, a meeting was held at the Royal Library to define the next initiatives.
14 June 2026
Redazione PeaceLink

European demonstration against rearmament, Brussels 16 June 2026

The march took place this afternoon, Sunday 14 June 2026, in Brussels under the motto "Welfare, not Warfare" (Welfare, not War). Here are the main details.

  • Attendance and participation: various sources report attendance of thousands of people, with estimates ranging from 3,000 to over 10,000 people. Demonstration on 14 June 2026 in Brussels against the European rearmament plan

  • Slogans and objectives: the main message was a clear rejection of the European rearmament plan, which involves the mobilisation of 800 billion euros for military spending. The demonstrators called for these resources to be allocated to welfare, healthcare, education, jobs, and ecological transition (the so-called "green new deal").

  • Route: the mobilisation started at 15:00 in front of the Brussels-North station. Peaceful demonstration in Brussels 14.6.2026

    The march then moved towards the heart of the European quarter, concluding around 17:00 in the Schuman area, home to the main European institutions.

  • Organisers: the initiative was promoted by the European coalition Stop ReArm Europe (which involves over 800 civil society organisations) and the Belgian platform Stop Militarisation. The main Belgian trade unions (CSC and FGTB) also joined and the Party of the European Left (PSE) with its own international delegation. Peaceful demonstration in Brussels 14.6.2026

Final assembly and next steps

After the conclusion of the march, an assembly was organised to continue the mobilisation.

  • Time and place: the meeting took place from 18:00 at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR, Keizerslaan 4), near the central station, with a planned duration until 21:00. Demonstration in Brussels against European rearmament, 14 June 2026

  • Objectives of the assembly: the assembly aimed to review the day and, above all, to discuss and plan the next steps of the European campaign. The goal is to transform today’s protest into a continuing movement of continental mobilisation against the rearmament agenda.

  • Wider context: the Brussels demonstration was the central moment of a week of actions across Europe (from 14 to 21 June) and took place just days before the European Council on 18-19 June, during which EU leaders will negotiate the next seven-year budget. Demonstration against rearmament, Brussels 14 June 2026

Notes: March in Spain against European rearmament - 14 June 2026
https://lists.peacelink.it/news/2026/06/msg00000.html

March in Finland against European rearmament - 14 June 2026
https://lists.peacelink.it/news/2026/06/msg00001.html

Initiative in Greece - 14 June 2026
https://calendar.stoprearm.org/events/event.php?id=46

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Original in Italian:Migliaia a Bruxelles contro il riarmo europeo: “Welfare, non guerra”
Parole chiave: noriarmo, riarmo, disarmo, armaments, albert, brussels, peace

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