US Edition‘Double Standards’: Spain Slams EU Inaction on Israel Deal
- On June 26, 2025, in Oviedo, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez criticized the European Union for failing to halt its trade agreement with Israel amid the ongoing Gaza conflict.
- This followed a growing push since February 2024 by Spain and Ireland for the EU to review the association agreement after a Dutch initiative led to a formal EU assessment in May.
- A report by the European External Action Service highlighted signs that Israel may have violated human rights commitments in Gaza through widespread attacks and the enforcement of blockades during over 20 months of ongoing conflict.
- Sanchez criticized the EU for its inconsistent approach, noting the bloc’s 18 sanctions against Russia while it has yet to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement despite clear breaches of its human rights provisions by Israel.
- Despite Spain’s calls to suspend the agreement and impose an arms embargo, the EU remains divided, making suspension unlikely but putting pressure on the bloc to address double standards.
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Israel may be violating human rights in Gaza, EU report concludes. She could suspend an important trade deal with Israel, but she won't. The short-term aggravation of relations disappeared after tensions with Iran.
Pedro Sánchez Exposes EU’s Double Standard on Israel and Palestine Crisis - teleSUR English
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez denounces the European Union’s hypocrisy for sanctioning Russia while ignoring Israel’s human rights violations in Gaza, calling for an immediate suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement. Related: International Organizations Demand an End to EU-Israel Trade Relations Spanish President Pedro Sánchez has openly criticized the European Union for its glaring double standard in addressing international conflic…
'Double standards': Spain slams EU inaction on Israel deal
An EU report concluded Israel might be breaching human rights in Gaza. The bloc could suspend a major trade deal, but it won't. A brief hardening towards Israel appears to have dissipated after recent tensions with Iran.
EU told to present options for Israel action, says Lithuanian president
BRUSSELS — EU leaders asked the bloc’s top diplomat to develop a series of proposals for cutting back cooperation with Israel to encourage it to live up to its humanitarian obligations, according to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Speaking in an interview with POLITICO on the sidelines of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday, Nausėda said that High Representative Kaja Kallas would present measures that could target trade and other …
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