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EU Commission rejects VP Ribera’s remark that Israel’s Gaza war is genocide

Summary by Politico Europe
“It’s not up to the Commission to judge on this question and definition, but really for the courts,” says chief spokesperson.

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Teresa Ribera is one of the most vocal critics in Brussels of Israel's military operation in Gaza, but in her speech on Thursday, she used the term genocide publicly for the first time.

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The European Commission has distanced itself from a statement by Teresa Ribera, vice-president and commissioner responsible for climate action, in which she described the events in Gaza as “genocide.” Speaking at Sciences Po in Paris, Ribera said, “The genocide in Gaza demonstrates Europe’s failure to act and to raise a single voice. Yet, protests are increasing in European cities, and the 14 members of the UN Security Council are calling for an…

The European Commission is calming down the words of its Vice-President Teresa Ribera. She stated that the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip is genocide. The Brussels daily Politico wrote that the European Commission rejects her statements and claims that it cannot make any judgments and definitions on this issue. "That is up to the courts. There is no decision of the College on this matter. That is all I can say," said EC spokeswoman…

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euractiv.de broke the news in on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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