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‘Shame!': Germany, Italy block effort to suspend EU-Israel trade pact over Gaza genocide, West Bank attacks

2026-04-22 13:10:46

22-Apr-2026

Calls have steadily intensified in recent weeks for the European Union to suspend a trade agreement with Israel but German and Italian officials blocked an effort to pause the deal.

Suspend EU-Israel trade agreement

2026-04-16 15:21:00

16-Apr-2026

Israel is committing heinous violations of international law against Palestinians and in Lebanon with impunity, and has just adopted a death penalty law targeting Palestinians.

UK-Israel trade deal 'must be scrapped'

2026-04-16 15:11:04

16-Apr-2026

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has demanded Keir Starmer withdraw from the UK-Israel trade agreement, in the aftermath of Israel's continued illegal airstrikes on Lebanon.

About 350 ex-ministers, diplomats call for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement

2026-04-16 13:53:34

16-Apr-2026

While global attention is diverted, Israeli government has escalated its 'illegal occupation policy' and human rights violations to intolerable level, say signatories.

EU citizens' petition to suspend Israel trade deal hits one million signatures

2026-04-15 09:04:20

15-Apr-2026

A European Citizens' Initiative demanding the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement has crossed the one million signature threshold, organizers announced.

Spanish PM urges EU to suspend Association Agreement with Israel

2026-04-13 16:26:07

13-Apr-2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on the European Union to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel, given its continued bombardment of Lebanon and actions in Gaza.

Left MEPs launch citizens' initiative to suspend EU-Israel agreement

2026-01-15 17:15:44

15-Jan-2026

Initiative insists Israel's actions in Gaza breach international law and calls for end to trade deal.

European Commission registers citizens' initiative demanding suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement

2025-11-26 12:37:27

26-Nov-2025

The European Commission registered a European Citizens' Initiative, demanding that the Commission fully suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement over Israeli violations of international law.

EU unlikely to push sanctions on Israel after Trump peace deal

2025-10-20 12:49:23

20-Oct-2025

An EU plan to sanction Israel's government ministers and cut back on trade ties has been put on ice as a leading group of member countries believes it's no longer necessary in light of the US-brokered peace agreement to end the war in Gaza.

RSF and 16 NGOs press Germany, Italy and Czechia to back suspending EU-Israel Association Agreement over abuses of journalists

2025-09-30 09:56:10

30-Sep-2025

The EU must send a clear message to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which continues to flout its international human rights commitments and to massacre journalists in Gaza.

European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza

2025-09-18 14:23:13

18-Sep-2025

The EU executive has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel and sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Withdraw from new bilateral investment treaty with Israel, rights groups and citizens urge Indian govt

2025-09-17 12:46:47

17-Sep-2025

Condemning the recently-inked India-Israel Bilateral Investment Treaty and terming it a clear sign of India's complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, nearly 100 rights organisations and individuals have urged the Indian government to withdraw from the treaty.

Cancel the Canada-Israel free trade agreement

2025-09-17 12:42:56

17-Sep-2025

The Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement treats Palestinian land as though it were “Israeli,” rewarding illegal settlements and giving cover to Israel's ceaseless colonial expansion.

EU measures too little too late

2025-09-11 13:33:46

11-Sep-2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union speech to finally address the situation in Palestine after weeks of silence.

Von der Leyen calls for partial suspension of EU-Israel trade deal

2025-09-10 13:54:45

10-Sep-2025

The European Commission will propose suspending the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Ursula von der Leyen said, in a significant toughening of Brussels' reaction to the war in Gaza.

'Complicit in genocide': Two opposition parties condemn India signing trade agreement with Israel

2025-09-10 10:01:13

10-Sep-2025

Condemning Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's visit to India, the CPI(M) said it is "shameful" that the government is hosting him at a time when people are being massacred in Gaza every day.

Trump threatens trade deal after Canada moves towards recognising Palestine

2025-08-01 10:44:27

01-Aug-2025

Canada and the US are working on negotiating a trade deal by August 1, with Trump threatening a 35% tariff on Canada.

Sweden calls for freeze on trade element of EU-Israel agreement

2025-08-01 10:33:48

01-Aug-2025

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has demanded that the EU freeze the trade part of its association agreement with Israel.

Suspension of EU Association Agreements does not require unanimity

2025-07-21 13:12:52

21-Jul-2025

From a legal perspective, it does not appear necessary to limit the scope of the suspension to specific matters to be able to rely on qualified majority voting.

Protesters demand suspension of Israel association agreement as EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels

2025-07-16 14:07:04

16-Jul-2025

Protesters demonstrated outside the EU Council building to demand the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, as EU foreign ministers in Brussels ended a meeting without a decision to suspend the agreement.