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Get behind EU plan to sanction Israeli trade, Kallas urges member states
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is urging EU member states to support proposals to suspend the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The European Commission has published an option paper for the EU to reimpose duties on EU-Israel trade in response to Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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Belgium will not transfer frozen Russian assets despite Commission's plans - FM Prévot
Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prévot has repeated his country's firm opposition to moving frozen Russian assets - mainly held in Belgian banks – to help Ukraine. He said such a move risks the immediate and long-term credibility of Belgium as a hub for financial services.
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'Trump is falling for Putin's flattery'- Russian opposition activist, Kara-Murza
Russian opposition activist and former political prisoner, Vladimir Kara Murza says Western leaders’ treatment of Putin in the past was "shocking and shameful", and gave Putin leeway and erode democracy in Russia.
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EU fails to agree Israeli suspension from research fund over Gaza
EU member states could not rally the support necessary to suspend Israel from the Horizon Europe fund in response to the war in Gaza. The proposal needed a qualified majority of member states to pass it. But two of the largest countries - Germany and Italy - said they need more time to examine it.
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EU proposes to suspend Israeli access to research fund over Gaza war
The European Commission is tabling the suspension of Israel's access to the EU's Horizon Research fund as a consequence of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It comes after an accord between the two sides for Israel to substantially increase aid to Gaza has not materialised, say EU sources.
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Future Palestinian state a place for women and respect for law, claims foreign minister
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Shahin said any future Palestinian
state will be pluralistic, with respect for any deal on a two-state solution
for Israel and adherence to international law. She said the Palestinian
Authority is on a path to root out corruption, which she admitted "takes
time".
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Palestinian minister says future state will be place for women and law
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Shahin said any future Palestinian state will be pluralistic, with respect for any deal on a two-state solution for Israel and adherence to international law. She said the Palestinian Authority is on a path to root out corruption, which she admitted "takes time".
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Exclusive: Palestinian FM 'shocked' at EU failure to act over Gaza
Palestinian minister for foreign affairs says the EU should sanction Israel over its violations in Gaza and the West Bank, in accordance with the EU’s own rules and values. She said despite a deal struck by the EU to increase aid into Gaza, civilians were still being killed trying to access food.
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Hoekstra warns Trump policy is a 'major blow' to climate efforts
The US retreat from climate commitments under the Trump administration will have “significant consequences” for the planet, European Commissioner for Climate Wopke Hoekstra told Euronews at The Europe Conversation.
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Exclusive: EU to offer five options over Israeli human rights breaches
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 last week to engage with Israel and scope out further options for action against Tel Aviv if the situation in Gaza does not improve.
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