Ireland joins EU push for ban on trade with occupied territories settlements
Ireland has joined nine other EU member states in calling on the European Commission to bring forward proposals to ban trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories. The appeal was made in Brussels during the Foreign Affairs Council on Trade, where ministers were discussing economic security. Irish Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Minister Helen McEntee said Europe should not defend a rules-based international order while allowing trade with settlements it regards as illegal.McEntee said the issue was raised at the council meeting on 22 May and that Ireland was pressing the Commission to act. In her statement, she said illegal... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 May 2026 13:30 LONDON
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