European Union

Shaker: Europe should act against Israel’s settlement activities

Wednesday-15-February-2017

Specialist in European affairs Husam Shaker has lauded the growing European criticism of Israel’s settlement activities as “important” but “not enough” stressing that the European position in this regard should be followed by concrete steps.

EU to stop funding the PA’s employees in Gaza

Friday-3-February-2017

The Information and Communication official of the European Commission in Occupied Jerusalem Shadi Othman revealed that the European Union adopted a new financial policy for 2017 that stops funding the Palestinian Authority’s employees in the Gaza Strip.

British panel asks Europe to deal with Hamas as political party

Friday-3-February-2017

The British organization Forward Thinking affirmed on Friday that putting the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas on the European list of terrorist organizations constitutes an impediment to development relief reconstruction in Gaza and reconciliation among the Palestinian factions.

European officials accuse Israel of systematic killings in Gaza

Thursday-26-January-2017

The European-Palestinian relations council welcomed a resolution made by a The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly accusing Israel of engaging in systematic unlawful killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza Strip.

EU warns of any attempt to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Wednesday-25-January-2017

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed Wednesday opposition to any plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.

European campaign to launch events in Europe in protest at Gaza Siege

Monday-23-January-2017

The European Campaign to Lift the Siege on Gaza launched a series of events in a number of European capitals and big cities in protest at the continuation of the Israeli siege on Gaza in coincidence with its 12th anniversary.

IOF demolition of structures in Area C causes great losses to the EU

Friday-6-January-2017

The European Union (EU) has estimated the losses caused by the Israeli policy of demolishing Palestinian homes in Area C at 242725 Euros over the six past months.

EU slams Israel for razing 866 structures since start of 2016

Wednesday-14-December-2016

The missions of the European Union (EU) states in the occupied Palestinian territories condemned Israel for demolishing 866 Palestinian structures in the West Bank and Jerusalem since the beginning of the current year.

PPCS: EU’s position on administrative detention good but not enough

Sunday-11-December-2016

The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies (PPCS) has applauded the position stated recently by the European Union (EU) against Israel’s administrative detention of Palestinians as a “good step but said it is not enough to end this systematic policy.

European dignitaries: Anti-BDS measures violate human rights

Sunday-11-December-2016

Around 200 European lawyers and academics have said steps by Britain and other countries to discourage support for the pro-Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement may violate fundamental human rights.