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Left MEPs launch citizens’ initiative to suspend EU-Israel agreement
15-Jan-2026 Malta Today
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
26-Nov-2025 Anadolu
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
20-Oct-2025 Politico
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
30-Sep-2025 RSF
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
18-Sep-2025 The Guardian
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
17-Sep-2025 The Wire
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
17-Sep-2025 CJPME
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
11-Sep-2025 Linkedin
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
10-Sep-2025 Euractiv
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
10-Sep-2025 The New Indian Express
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
1-Aug-2025 Al Jazeera
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
1-Aug-2025 Belga
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
21-Jul-2025 Verfassungsblog
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
16-Jul-2025 Anadolu
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.
Refusal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement is a ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’
16-Jul-2025 Amnesty International
The EU’s refusal to suspend its agreement with Israel is a cruel and unlawful betrayal – of the European project and vision, of the European Union’s own rules and of the human rights of Palestinians.
Open Letter: Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
15-Jul-2025 ETJC
We, the undersigned members of the European Trade Justice Coalition, urgently call on you, President Kallas, to take decisive action by leading the EU to immediately suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
EU member states hesitant on Kallas’ 10 options for action against Israel
15-Jul-2025 Euronews
Ten options for action include suspending visa free travel and blocking imports from the Jewish settlements in response to Israel’s breach of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Over 200 journalists killed in Gaza: RSF joins call to suspend EU-Israel trade partnership
9-Jul-2025 Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders, which accuses the Israeli army of war crimes against journalists in the Gaza Strip, has joined the call by more than 180 international organisations to suspend the trade agreement between the European Union and Israel.
EU to offer five options over Israeli human rights breaches
7-Jul-2025 Euronews
The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was tasked to follow up on a request made by the 27 leaders at their Council summit to engage with Israel and scope out further options for action against Tel Aviv if the situation in Gaza does not improve.
By sacrificing Palestine, Europe betrays itself
3-Jul-2025 Al Jazeera
By refusing to take action on Israel, EU states are violating European and international law.