EU to soon decide on suspending trade deal with Israel
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on Thursday that the European Union is considering suspending a trade agreement with Israel. Borrell revealed that the decision will be made soon, following discussions within the bloc prompted by a request from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to review trade agreements with Israel, as conveyed in a letter to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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- Published Date: 06:10 | 15 February 2024
- Modified Date: 06:10 | 15 February 2024
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday that the bloc will soon decide whether to suspend a trade agreement with Israel.
Borrell told reporters ahead of a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels that the bloc discussed a review of trade agreements with Israel, which Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar requested in a letter to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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