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Commission does not withdraw proposal for sanctions against Israel

by AI | 16.Oct 2025 | Europe in brief AI

The European Commission has not yet withdrawn the proposal to impose sanctions against Israel. The situation has changed now that there is a ceasefire, but it remains to be seen whether other parts of the peace plan will also be implemented, said a spokesperson for the European Commission.

EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas. (Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix Photo/AP/dpa)

BRUSSELS (ANP) – The upcoming meeting with the EU foreign ministers will discuss what should happen with the proposal. That meeting is on October 20.

In mid-September, the European Commission proposed, among other things, to suspend trade benefits for exports to the EU and to place the extremist ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich on the sanctions list. The measures would remain in effect until Israel allows more food and humanitarian aid into Gaza and ensures that a two-state solution remains possible.

The EU ministers had not yet made a decision on the proposals. They are divided on the issue.

“Such measures are obviously proposed in a certain context, and if that context changes, it could ultimately lead to a modification of the proposal. But we are not there yet,” a spokesperson for the European Commission said on Monday.

(October 13, 2025)