US EditionNine EU Countries Call for Talks on Ending Trade With Israeli Settlements
- On June 20, 2025, nine EU member states urged the European Commission to develop measures aimed at stopping commercial exchanges between the EU and Israeli settlements located in the Palestinian territories under occupation.
- This appeal follows a July 2024 International Court of Justice advisory opinion declaring Israel's occupation and settlements illegal and calling for states to prevent supportive trade or investment.
- The ministers emphasized they have not yet received proposals to discontinue trade tied to illegal settlements and called for concrete measures aligned with international law.
- EU-Israel two-way goods trade totaled 42.6 billion euros last year, with about one-third of Israel’s total trade involving the EU, though settlement-specific volumes remain unspecified, said Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot.
- The summons precedes a June 23 EU foreign ministers meeting expected to review Israel’s human rights compliance and may lead to a united European approach reflecting legal obligations and shared responsibility.
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Nine EU nations urging the European Commission to propose ending trade with Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, citing a recent International Court of Justice opinion. This move precedes a key EU foreign ministers' meeting on June 23 to discuss ties with Israel.
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They wrote to the Commission asking it to examine how to bring European policies into line with an opinion of the International Court of Justice calling not to trade or invest in these settlements. ...
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