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Slovenia for the preparation of measures within the review of the association agreement with Israel

by AI | 21.May 2025 | Europe in brief AI

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob has advocated for the preparation of measures following the announcement by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell that she will initiate a review of the implementation of the association agreement with Israel.

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA

Ljubljana/Brussels – Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob believes that “it is high time for the European External Action Service and the European Commission to prepare an opinion and further measures regarding the obvious Israeli violation of the provisions of the association agreement.” The fact that a large majority of countries in Brussels supported the revision of the mentioned agreement was assessed by Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon as a step forward.

“As I have said many times, what is happening in Gaza is outrageous, incomprehensible, and unacceptable. The suffering and killing of the Palestinian population, the destruction of any possibility for a political solution in the form of a two-state solution, all of this leads nowhere and is contrary to all the principles of the modern international community as well as basic human humanity,” Golob stated in a statement.

Foreign Minister Fajon described the fact that a large majority of EU member states supported the revision of the association agreement, which also includes respect for human rights, as a step forward.

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas announced after Tuesday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers that the Commission will review the implementation of the second article of the association agreement with Israel. The second article of the agreement, which primarily regulates trade relations between the EU and Israel, stipulates that relations between the parties are based on respect for human rights and democratic values.

“We want to help people. We want the lifting of the blockade on humanitarian aid so that it can reach the people,” Kallas said, describing the situation in the Palestinian enclave as catastrophic.

These are the consequences of the Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid delivery, which lasted from the beginning of March until Monday, when aid once again arrived in the enclave.

Among the member states that advocated most strongly for the review of the agreement were Slovenia, alongside Spain and Ireland. The Netherlands also publicly called for the review. (May 20)