[The European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine (ECCP)->http://www.eccpalestine.org/] – founded in 1986 is a network of 52 European committees, organizations, NGOs, unions and international solidarity movements from 22 European countries, dedicated to the struggle of the Palestinian people for freedom, justice and equality
Over 250 Parliamentarians from 17 EU countries called for the suspension of the EU Association Agreement with Israel citing Israel`s breaches of the art 2, so called `human rights` clause of the treaty.
ECCP letter to Ursula von der Leyen concerning the statement issued on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel.
A cross-party group of 60 MEPs sent a letter to High Representative of the EU, Joseph Borell, expressing their concerns over formalisation of the Horizon Europe agreement with Israel. Association….
On 8 September 2021 the European Commission registered a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) that calls to end trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories such as Palestine and Western Sahara…..
Ivar Ekeland, President of AURDIP, declared: “The case in question is emblematic of the hostility of governments to citizen initiatives. A group of EU citizens called on the European Commission to pas a law banning commerce with Israeli settlements. The Commission used a specious argument to declare the initiative inadmissible. Once more this shows the extent to which our governments are cut off from the wishes of their populations and dominated by political and industrial lobbies. This growing disconnect can only lead to political upheaval.”
A group of 46 Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to EC Vice-President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis asking to “send a WTO-compatible proposal to the European Parliament….
For the attention of : EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs – Mr. Josep Borrell, Head of the EU Delegation to West Bank and Gaza Strip – Mr. Tomas Niklasson….
This briefing analyses and outlines the ways in which the EU is channeling European taxpayers’ money into Israeli entities accused of war crimes and violations of international law.
14 Jewish European organizations published a statement voicing their concern over the organization of a conference in Brussels backed by the Israeli government, aiming to label legitimate criticism and protest against Israeli governmental policies, including through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) tactics, as anti-Semitism.
As trade unionists we act in the spirit of working class internationalism and in defence of human rights, equality and justice. Based on these principled commitments, we unequivocally denounce all….
