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EU citizens push to end trade deal with Israel
EU’s fastest citizens’ initiative demands suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement over human rights violations.
In brief
EU’s fastest citizens’ initiative demands suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement over human rights violations. European Parliament’s left alliance achieved 1.1 million signatures in three months to end EU-Israel trade agreement due to Israel’s human rights violations in Palestine. Originally reported by EUobserver.
EU citizens initiative
European Parliament’s left alliance presented a citizens’ petition demanding full suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement on Thursday (12 November) due to Israel’s human rights violations in Palestine.
Fastest ECI to reach goal
The petition became the fastest European citizen’s initiative to reach one million signatures within three months of its launch in January.
EU response timeline
The EU’s executive arm now has six months to respond to the initiative after submission to the European Commission.
The main idea
European Parliament’s left alliance achieved 1.1 million signatures in three months to end EU-Israel trade agreement due to Israel’s human rights violations in Palestine.