{"id":2041065,"date":"2026-07-13T17:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041065"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:01:15","slug":"full-ban-on-israeli-settlement-trade-gets-most-support-from-eu-countries-kallas-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041065","title":{"rendered":"Full ban on Israeli settlement trade gets \u2018most support\u2019 from EU countries, Kallas says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/64\/30\/1200x675_cmsv2_c8df352f-4b1c-5342-bff8-7255f8974ed0-9836430.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2909564-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909564\" data-cid=\"9836480\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909564-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/64\/80\/189x106_cmsv2_1eccf744-e88d-5bc3-8711-f3cd28e295f0-9836480.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The UK has joined the EU&apos;s support loan for Ukraine.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    UK joins EU&#8217;s \u20ac90bn loan for Ukraine, will pay &#8216;fair&#8217; contribution\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909580-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909580\" data-cid=\"9836532\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909580-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/65\/32\/189x106_cmsv2_16632f1c-7d1d-52b4-85a9-452cb5bb5847-9836532.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE: A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, 11 June 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Trump reimposes US blockade and demands 20% Hormuz shipping fee\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909543-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909543\" data-cid=\"9836537\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909543-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/63\/97\/189x106_cmsv2_d4db9c70-373f-58d0-8860-19e211c4c618-9836397.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shipment of medicines bound for Venezuela at Lisbon Airport. 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\">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/64\/30\/1536x864_cmsv2_c8df352f-4b1c-5342-bff8-7255f8974ed0-9836430.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The EU&apos;s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Kaja Kallas, 13 July 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The EU&#8217;s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Kaja Kallas, 13 July 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">FREDERIC SIERAKOWSKI\/<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        EU foreign ministers overwhelmingly backed clamping down on EU trade with Israeli settlements during closed-door discussions on Monday, with an official source saying the biggest cohort of countries supported passing new measures without requiring the unanimous backing of all member states.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>A full ban on EU imports of goods made in Israeli settlements extracted &#8220;most support\u201d from EU foreign ministers during a meeting on Monday, the EU\u2019s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said, after the European Commission last week presented a range of options to restrict settlement trade, the boldest of which was a full trading ban.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe option that got the most support was banning the trade with the illegal settlements,\u201d Kallas told reporters in Brussels on Monday evening. Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are considered illegal under international law and by the EU.<\/p>\n<p>EU ambassadors will now be tasked with putting meat on the bone of the Commission\u2019s initial proposal, a two-page \u201coptions paper\u201d shared with EU capitals last week and <strong>first reported<\/strong> by Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>Kallas also said that an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers could be convened to ensure further progress. The next formal ministerial gathering is scheduled for October, weeks before Israel is due to hold legislative elections, with several diplomats expressing fear that the sensitive timing could further scupper any progress.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, whose backing is considered pivotal if any proposal is to reach the necessary support threshold, suggested that no measures should be taken in advance of the ballot ealier on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, on Monday a majority of member states also backed framing the measures as a trade rather than as a foreign policy tool, which would avoid the need for all EU governments to unanimously back the move.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the trade ban \u2013 including Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden \u2013 had <strong>pushed back<\/strong> against the European Commission for arguing that any measures taken should be framed as a foreign policy tool, requiring the unanimous backing of all member states.<\/p>\n<p>These countries say such trading restrictions should instead inevitably be considered trade policy, therefore requiring the backing of 15 member states representing 65% of the EU population, known as qualified majority \u2013 a benchmark that many feel could be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are trade measures, so that means that, as far as we are concerned, that should be possible with a qualified majority,\u201d Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said earlier on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ministers earlier on Monday also expressed frustration at the EU executive led by Ursula von der Leyen for the lack of detail in the proposal, and the delay in its presentation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gives me the sense that it\u2019s more a bone to chew on, than a desire to really move forward,\u201d Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Pr\u00e9vot told reporters earlier on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am concerned that we are engaging in delay tactics, debating endlessly without taking action, when such debate is not actually necessary. A decision not to trade would simply be an application of international law,\u201d Spain\u2019s Foreign Minister Jos\u00e9 Manuel Albares said.<\/p>\n<p>The EU already pursues a policy of &#8220;differentiation&#8221; when it comes to settlement-manufactured goods, meaning they are exempt from preferential tariffs given to products made within Israel and fall outside the scope of the EU-Israel trade and cooperation agreement, known as the Association Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>But political calls to fully ban such trade have been gaining momentum given the deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>A 2024 International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the illegality of the Israeli settlements, which obliges states to abstain from economic dealings that could entrench the unlawful situation, has also added legal weight to those calls.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has been accused by critics of obstructing a decision on banning settlement trade, by suggesting that the ban needs the unanimous backing of member states.<\/p>\n<p>Kallas, however, cited an oral opinion by the Council of the EU&#8217;s legal services, which found that member states could restrict or ban the trade of settlement goods with qualified majority support.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the clash of opinions, Kallas said: &#8220;We need to have a unified position, and so far we have not been able to have that unified position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There is a legal opinion that we can do this also with the qualified majority,&#8221; she added &#8220;And, you know, if there is a will, then we can move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span 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after the European Commission last week presented a range of options to restrict settlement trade, the boldest of which was a full trading ban.\u201cThe option that got the most support was banning the trade with the illegal settlements,\u201d Kallas told reporters in Brussels on Monday evening. Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are considered illegal under international law and by the EU.EU ambassadors will now be tasked with putting meat on the bone of the Commission\u2019s initial proposal, a two-page \u201coptions paper\u201d shared with EU capitals last week and first reported by Euronews.Kallas also said that an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers could be convened to ensure further progress. The next formal ministerial gathering is scheduled for October, weeks before Israel is due to hold legislative elections, with several diplomats expressing fear that the sensitive timing could further scupper any progress.Italy\u2019s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, whose backing is considered pivotal if any proposal is to reach the necessary support threshold, suggested that no measures should be taken in advance of the ballot ealier on Monday.Crucially, on Monday a majority of member states also backed framing the measures as a trade rather than as a foreign policy tool, which would avoid the need for all EU governments to unanimously back the move.Proponents of the trade ban \u2013 including Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden \u2013 had pushed back against the European Commission for arguing that any measures taken should be framed as a foreign policy tool, requiring the unanimous backing of all member states.These countries say such trading restrictions should instead inevitably be considered trade policy, therefore requiring the backing of 15 member states representing 65% of the EU population, known as qualified majority \u2013 a benchmark that many feel could be achieved.\u201cThese are trade measures, so that means that, as far as we are concerned, that should be possible with a qualified majority,\u201d Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said earlier on Monday.Ministers earlier on Monday also expressed frustration at the EU executive led by Ursula von der Leyen for the lack of detail in the proposal, and the delay in its presentation.\u00a0\u201cIt gives me the sense that it\u2019s more a bone to chew on, than a desire to really move forward,\u201d Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Pr\u00e9vot told reporters earlier on Monday.\u201cI am concerned that we are engaging in delay tactics, debating endlessly without taking action, when such debate is not actually necessary. A decision not to trade would simply be an application of international law,\u201d Spain\u2019s Foreign Minister Jos\u00e9 Manuel Albares said.The EU already pursues a policy of &#8220;differentiation&#8221; when it comes to settlement-manufactured goods, meaning they are exempt from preferential tariffs given to products made within Israel and fall outside the scope of the EU-Israel trade and cooperation agreement, known as the Association Agreement.But political calls to fully ban such trade have been gaining momentum given the deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank.A 2024 International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the illegality of the Israeli settlements, which obliges states to abstain from economic dealings that could entrench the unlawful situation, has also added legal weight to those calls.The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has been accused by critics of obstructing a decision on banning settlement trade, by suggesting that the ban needs the unanimous backing of member states.Kallas, however, cited an oral opinion by the Council of the EU&#8217;s legal services, which found that member states could restrict or ban the trade of settlement goods with qualified majority support.Asked about the clash of opinions, Kallas said: &#8220;We need to have a unified position, and so far we have not been able to have that unified position.&#8221;There is a legal opinion that we can do this also with the qualified majority,&#8221; she added &#8220;And, you know, if there is a will, then we can move forward.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/07\/13\/full-ban-on-israeli-settlement-trade-gets-most-support-from-eu-countries-kallas-says&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/64\/30\/1200x675_cmsv2_c8df352f-4b1c-5342-bff8-7255f8974ed0-9836430.jpg&#8221;] Europe News UK joins EU&#8217;s \u20ac90bn loan for Ukraine, will pay &#8216;fair&#8217; contribution Iran Trump reimposes US blockade and demands 20% Hormuz shipping fee Health news Portuguese plane delivers medicines to Venezuela Europe News European leaders and Ukraine form anti-ballistic missile coalition Europe News UK joins EU&#8217;s \u20ac90bn loan for Ukraine, will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2041065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2041065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2041065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2041065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2041065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}