EU ministers fail to achieve suspension of EU-Israeli cooperation agreement, with Germany calling the move ‘inappropriate’ (opens in new tab)

A move to end the EU-Israel Association Agreement has been struck down, led by objections from Germany, Austria, and Italy. The accord, in existence since 2000, has served as the framework for EU-Israeli relations pertaining to both trade and foreign policy, with a key pillar being Israel’s access to the markets of EU member states. […]