One complaint that I have heard countless times over the past 18 months is that the European Union has done nothing amid the genocide in Gaza.
The truth is that Brussels officials have been quite active. They have been active trying to boost cooperation with Israel, the state carrying out the genocide.
A document obtained via a freedom of information request gives some insight into such efforts. It concerns a discussion held between Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade commissioner, and Nir Barkat, Israel’s economy minister, in March.
Two main topics were addressed, according to a readout of the meeting – see below.
First, Barkat gave an update on a reform measure known as “What’s good for Europe is good for Israel.” It allows a wide range of goods authorized in the EU to enter Israel without undergoing inspections.
The reform came into effect on 1 January.
That timing is significant. It illustrates that work aimed at integrating the economies of Israel and Europe has been advanced during the war of extermination against Gaza.
The second item raised in the discussion between Šefčovič and Barkat was medical devices.
Šefčovič wants Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, to pass a law that would end what he described as “discrimination.” (more...)
Israel and EU seek to boost trade amid war of extermination
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