Kaja Kallas, head of European diplomacy and Vice-President of the European Commission, is taking part in the ASEAN forum in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025. (Credit: Arif Kartono/AFP)
The question is expected to take center stage at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Tuesday, following a push last May by a majority of member states to review the EU-Israel Association Agreement. That request was submitted during Israel's full blockade on Gaza, which it has only partially broken since then. In anticipation, Brussels has prepared a range of potential retaliatory measures — from a full suspension of the agreement to revoking visa exemptions for Israeli nationals.Signed in June 2000, the agreement serves as the legal framework for political relations, trade and economic cooperation between the EU and Israel.The trigger: a European Council report last month suggesting Israel may have breached its human rights obligations under the agreement during the ongoing Gaza war. Article 2 of the accord states that...
The question is expected to take center stage at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Tuesday, following a push last May by a majority of member states to review the EU-Israel Association Agreement. That request was submitted during Israel's full blockade on Gaza, which it has only partially broken since then. In anticipation, Brussels has prepared a range of potential retaliatory measures — from a full suspension of the agreement to revoking visa exemptions for Israeli nationals.Signed in June 2000, the agreement serves as the legal framework for political relations, trade and economic cooperation between the EU and Israel.The trigger: a European Council report last month suggesting Israel may have breached its human rights obligations under the agreement during the ongoing Gaza war. Article 2 of the accord states that...
'American sponsorship is a guarantee,' says Lebanese-American coordination committee