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Belgium slams EU Commission for inaction against illegal Israeli settlements
Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said the EU executive had thrown countries a bone to chew on but failed to propose substantial measures on trade with the settlers.
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· Jul 13, 2026
JUST IN: 🇪🇺🇮🇱 European Union countries consider banning trade with Israeli settlements in the [...]
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· Jul 1, 2026
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· Jun 30, 2026
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HRW: EU must ban trade with Israeli settlements
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· Jul 6, 2026
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· Jul 13, 2026
Why Europe still can’t agree on Israel
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· Jul 6, 2026
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TRT World
· Jul 4, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
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The Next Web
· Jul 7, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
The European Commission refers Ireland, Spain, France and the Netherlands to the Court of Justice for failing to transpose the rules on cybersecurity
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· Jul 9, 2026
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· Jul 5, 2026
European Parliament to start procedure to ban Alternative for Germany's EU party
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· Jul 11, 2026
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· Jun 25, 2026
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· Jul 6, 2026
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· Jul 7, 2026
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