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Netherlands urges review of EU-Israel trade deal over ‘catastrophic’ Gaza aid block
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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I'm sure there'll be a very sternly worded letter any day now
This is the EU-Israel Association treaty, so this will actually hurt Israel economically as it suspends free trade with the EU
* IF the EC decides to move forward with the review and IF the review recommends suspending it and IF the EU Parliament votes to suspend it; each if being significantly less likely than the previous.
The EU-Israel Association treaty is expiring, it needs to be renewed to remain active.
Renewing requires an unanimous vote in the European Council, which the Dutch Minister says he will block until the review is complete. The review will be conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, not by the EC.
However I should note that this government coalition is a very staunch defender of Israel, so this minister deviating from basically unconditional support to Israel might triggger a cabinet crisis, so at this point it's hard to tell whether this block will stay in place until the review is complete.