Ireland seeking review of EU-Israel agreement over rights concernsIreland is in talks with other EU members who want a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement on the basis that Israel may be breaching the agreement's human rights clause. Taoiseach Leo Varadakar confirmed the talks while attending an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. He added that a number of EU states are also talking about a possible joint recognition of a Palestinian state after the current conflict. "There isn't full agreement, but it's something I called for today, and I called for last December." Speaking at the end of the summit, Mr Varadkar said there were a lot of "very like-minded countries" around the EU table.

Source: Irish Independent February 02, 2024 13:28 UTC