US EditionSweden Adds to Pressure on EU to Suspend Trade with Israel
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 31 – Sweden urges EU to suspend trade with Israel due to possible human rights breaches amid Gaza conflict, with the EU accounting for nearly one-third of Israel's global trade, EU data shows.
- On Thursday, Sweden called on the EU to suspend the trade part of its association agreement with Israel over its conduct in Gaza, as Ulf Kristersson demanded action.
- Amid human rights concerns, an EU report presented to the 27 member states at the end of June found that Israel may have fallen short of its obligations, and Caspar Veldkamp indicated earlier this week that the Netherlands would push for suspension if unmet.
- The European Union accounts for nearly a third of Israel’s global trade, with member states divided over suspending the association agreement, Sweden called on the EU to act.
- Sweden has joined Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in calling for suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, with Kristersson’s statement coming two days after the Netherlands’ stance.
- Proposing swift action, the Swedish government called on the EU to suspend the trade section of its agreement with Israel soon to pressure for humanitarian aid in Gaza.
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