EU to gauge member states' willingness to take measures against Israel
Summary
The European Union (EU) plans to check if its 27 member countries are willing to take actions against Israel because of its recent military actions. Spain wants to suspend the EU’s cooperation agreement with Israel, but this needs all members to agree, which is unlikely. The EU may instead aim to change trade parts of the deal, which needs fewer approvals.Key Facts
- The EU will discuss possible measures against Israel at a meeting in Luxembourg.
- Spain is leading efforts to suspend the EU’s cooperation agreement with Israel.
- The talks come after Israel’s military actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank.
- Suspending the whole cooperation deal requires unanimous approval from all 27 EU countries.
- Suspending just parts of the deal related to trade needs a weighted majority, which is easier to achieve.
- Countries like Germany and Italy have shown mixed positions; Italy suspended a defense deal with Israel.
- Hungary’s recent election reduced strong support for Israel within the EU.
- There have been past vetoes by Hungary on sanction proposals targeting Israeli settlers.
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