European Union

Scores of European diplomats visit Gaza

Thursday-4-April-2019

Several European diplomatic delegations arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to hold meetings with local and UNRWA officials and check on the humanitarian situation.

EU raps Israel for intent to seize part of Palestinian tax money

Tuesday-19-February-2019

The European Union (EU) has condemned Israel’s recent decision to withhold a large sum of the Palestinian tax revenues.

EU condemns Israeli plans to expand settlements in W. Bank

Friday-28-December-2018

The European Union (EU) has strongly denounced new Israeli plans to build more than 2000 housing units in the occupied West Bank.

EU increases financial support for UNRWA

Friday-21-December-2018

The European Union (EU) has announced it mobilized €20 million additional financial assistance in support of the work of UNRWA and €73.3 million to improve the living conditions for the Palestinian people in east Jerusalem and to foster economic development in the occupied Palestinian territory.

EU express ‘strong concern’ over Israeli demolition policy

Thursday-20-December-2018

The European Union (EU) expressed on Thursday "strong concern" regarding the dismantling of a Palestinian school serving 40 Palestinian schoolchildren in the al-Simiya village in the southern West Bank district of al-Khalil by the Israeli authorities on December 5th.

PACE calls on Israel to end violations against Palestinian children

Wednesday-10-October-2018

A resolution adopted on Tuesday by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called on Israel to work with UNICEF the Red Cross and the civil society to change laws practices and attitudes so as to fully protect the rights of Palestinian minors during and after detention.

Lieberman scolds EU diplomats for condemning Khan Ahmar demolition

Sunday-7-October-2018

Israel’s war minister Avigdor Lieberman sent a letter to eight European ambassadors in Israel slamming them for a joint statement signed by their countries in which they criticized the Israeli government’s plan to demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village.

EU asks Israel to reconsider Khan al-Ahmar demolition

Saturday-8-September-2018

European Union (EU) on Saturday called on Israeli occupation authorities to reconsider their decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar village east of Occupied Jerusalem.

EU renews condemnation of Israel’s settlement expansion activity

Friday-24-August-2018

European Union (EU) on Thursday renewed its rejection of Israel's settlement expansion policy in the Palestinian territories and condemned the Israeli government's approval of the construction of 1000 new settlement units in Occupied Jerusalem.

EU provides €16 million to support families in need in Palestine

Wednesday-15-August-2018

The European Union and Austria made a contribution of €16.4 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) payment of social allowances to poor families in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.