2 w. ago EU freezes funding for Israel and proposes suspending trade deal due to war on Gaza

The EU also proposed sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers, violent Israeli settlers and Hamas.

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3 w. ago Promising or pathetic? Von der Leyen's strong words on Gaza fall flat with Irish MEPs

The reviews are in, and Irish MEPs had mixed feelings about Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech.

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3 w. ago From promising to 'pathetic': What Irish MEPs made of Von der Leyen's more strident stance on Gaza

The reviews are in, and Irish MEPs had mixed feelings about Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech.

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3 w. ago Why Ursula von der Leyen’s shift on Israeli sanctions is significant

EU Commission president’s proposal to suspend EU-Israel trade deal will put pressure on Italy and Germany to lift their opposition to joint EU action

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3 w. ago Ursula von der Leyen proposes suspending parts of EU trade deal with Israel 

Commission president says bloc cannot remain ‘paralysed’ in response to Gaza bombardment, but action would require shift from Germany or Italy

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3 w. ago Poland and NATO forces shoot down Russian drones that violated airspace during attack on Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen said that “Europe will defend every inch of its territory”.

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3 w. ago EU commission president seeks sanctions and trade suspension against Israel

Ursula von der Leyen said the commission will also set up a Palestine donor group next month.

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen warns Israel famine cannot be 'weapon of war' in major EU speech

The President of the European Commission stopped short of calling it genocide in what has been her strongest statement on the issue.

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3 w. ago Ursula von der Leyen proposes suspending EU trade deal with Israel 

Commission president says bloc cannot remain ‘paralysed’ in response to Gaza bombardment, but action would require shift from Germany or Italy

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3 w. ago Ursula von der Leyen prepares for State of the Union speech, as MEPs say she's 'losing the room'

Pressure is mounting and divisions deepening over Gaza, tariffs and trade as the President of the European Commission makes her set-piece address.

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