US EditionSpain's Call to Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement Set to Fail
- On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro will demand the European Union end its association agreement with Israel, citing violations of international law.
- Last Saturday, foreign ministers from Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia wrote to EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas, accusing Israel of breaching human rights obligations through military and executive decisions adopted by the Knesset.
- Preventing the necessary qualified majority, countries including Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have blocked the move. One diplomat told Euronews, "there is no broad consensus among the member states."
- While suspension stalls, the European Union has sanctioned nine individuals and nine entities linked to violent extremism in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, fulfilling New York Declaration commitments.
- EU Foreign Affairs chief Kallas told reporters on Monday that the government's approach to these policies remains under assessment after meeting Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has asked the partners...
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia to demand end to EU ‘association’ with Israel
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez has said that Spain will demand an end to the EU’s ‘association agreement’ with Israel at tomorrow’s (21 April 2026) meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. Spain will be joined by the governments of Ireland and Slovenia. The association agreement gives Israel preferential trade access to the EU as well as setting a framework for political negotiations. Spain moves further on Israel again Sánchez told a rally in A…
This Treaty, which entered into force in 2000, facilitates economic and political exchanges between the Hebrew State and the European Union and is based on an essential clause.
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