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Settlement ban backed; consensus blocked

3 months ago

Most EU foreign ministers backed a full ban on imports from Israeli settlements in Brussels talks, but Germany and other capitals blocked consensus, leaving no agreement.

EUobserver
Most EU countries back 'full ban' on Israeli settler imports — but unanimity fight looms

The option that got the most support was banning trade with illegal settlements, said EU foreign affairs chief Kallas, after talks with the 27 foreign ministers on Monday.

Most EU countries back 'full ban' on Israeli settler imports — but unanimity fight looms
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Politico Europe
EU capitals fail to force Commission's hand on Israeli settler sanctions

Countries trying to push the Commission to propose concrete measures for EU countries to vote on were unable to do so.

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Die Presse
EU Considers Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements [premium]

At the last meeting of EU foreign ministers before the summer break, Israel was again on the agenda. Specifically, the settlement policy in the West Bank. Talks are underway about import bans. Austria indicated that it is generally open to punitive measures.

EU Considers Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements [premium]
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Público
Kallas says there is strong support for banning imports of Israeli settlements

EU foreign ministers discussed three options for trade measures. Paulo Rangel says that 'some signal must be given' in response to violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

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NRC
Brussels and Berlin refuse to budge: EU continues to import from Israeli settlements

The economically small but politically controversial trade between Europe and the illegal Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank continues. A large group of EU countries wants a ban, but Ursula von der Leyen and Berlin oppose it.

Brussels and Berlin refuse to budge: EU continues to import from Israeli settlements
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El Pais
The Twenty-Seven fail to close a route to sanction trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Kaja Kallas says that the option with the most backing is a total EU ban on trade with the settlements in the West Bank.

The Twenty-Seven fail to close a route to sanction trade with illegal Israeli settlements
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Kathimerini
EU: No agreement on sanctions against Russia and Israeli settlements

The 27 did not reach agreement on the issue of a ban on entry into the EU for Russian soldiers in the war in Ukraine, due to objections by France and Italy regarding the definition of the individuals covered by this sanctions measure and how it would be implemented.

EU: No agreement on sanctions against Russia and Israeli settlements
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Helsingin Sanomat
Israel | EU foreign ministers: Trade with illegal settlements must be stopped

Preparations continue, and the EU has not reached consensus on the decision-making method.

Israel | EU foreign ministers: Trade with illegal settlements must be stopped
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The power struggle between Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas moves to the next round – again, it's about Israel

A majority of EU member states want an import ban on products from Jewish settlements in the West Bank. But that does not necessarily mean the measure will be adopted.

The power struggle between Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas moves to the next round – again, it's about Israel
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elDiario.es
The EU confirms that Israeli settlements are illegal but still does nothing about their products

From whether it should be a unanimous or majority decision, whether it is a trade measure or a matter for the foreign ministers, or whether it should wait for the Israeli elections, Europe is stuck in false debates that delay the decision to sanction imports from Israeli settlements. The European Union finds itself at odds with itself again when it has to address sanctions on products from the illegal Israeli settlements. Although there is a common stance that 'the 27 EU member states agree that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law' and oppose the two-state solution, bureaucracy and the interests of the capitals cloud the decision-making about what to do with the products from these settlements that Europe buys. The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, admitted this Monday after the meeting with the foreign ministers of the 27 countries that 'the option that received the most'

The EU confirms that Israeli settlements are illegal but still does nothing about their products
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