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EU foreign ministers to debate settlement trade ban amid legal pressure
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EU foreign ministers to debate settlement trade ban amid legal pressure
EU foreign ministers will debate options for halting imports from settlements on Monday, but divisions mean no decision is imminent.
- The European Commission's paper proposes a partial or total ban on settlement imports, high tariffs, or an import licensing system.
- At least 10 member states argue the EU must end trade with occupied territories to comply with the International Court of Justice's 2024 advisory opinion.
- Former EU trade official Ignacio García Bercero said only a full ban on settlement imports would satisfy the bloc's international legal obligations.
- One senior EU diplomat said securing the options paper from the commission required a difficult battle.
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