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Prime Minister Golob supported the revision of the agreement between the EU and Israel on the extent of Gaza

by AI | 12.Aug 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob has expressed support for the call of Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris to review the association agreement between the EU and Israel, which also concerns the respect of human rights.

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana/Dublin – Prime Minister Robert Golob today highlighted the devastating conditions in Gaza, where a war between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel has been raging for ten months. In doing so, he joined Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris in calling for a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which also pertains to human rights.

“I fully agree with the statement by the Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris about the devastating conditions in Gaza and echo his call for an urgent review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement,” Golob wrote today on the social network X, while sharing a post by his Irish counterpart.

Harris wrote, among other things, that the world is “on the brink of a shameful moment and a humanitarian catastrophe”. The Irish Prime Minister called for an urgent review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which includes human rights clauses, stating that it is not right “for the EU to continue disregarding them”.

Slovenia’s call for a review of the EU-Israel cooperation agreement is not new. As Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said in Brussels back in February, Slovenia supports Spain and Ireland’s call on the European Commission to reassess the said agreement, which regulates trade relations and is tied to human rights. (11 August)