Palestine


EU Parliament backs food-trade deal with Palestinian Authority
European Union lawmakers approved a plan to give the Palestinian Authority greater access to the EU food market in a bid to bolster the local economy and drive for statehood.
EU turns blind eye to Palestinian citizens in Israel
The rights of the Palestinian minority in Israel are not even mentioned in the "association agreement" between the EU and Israel
The EU and Israel - Or how Brussels learned to love the occupation
Under the leadership of Tony Blair and Catherine Ashton, the EU has increased its connection to Israel’s occupation of Palestine, says David Cronin
Letter from senior European officials supports BDS approach on Israel
"We consider it simply inexplicable that such products still enjoy benefits under preferential trade agreements between the EU and Israel."
EU to import Palestinian products duty free
The European Union signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority to import some Palestinian products duty free
PA looks to expand free-trade networks
The Palestinian Authority Cabinet on Tuesday instructed a committee to complete negotiations for economic cooperation with South American trade bloc Mercosur.
Palestinians open trade talks with Mercosur
The Palestinian Authority has opened trade talks with Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American countries, in an effort to boost economic and political ties with the fast-growing Mercosur bloc.
Israel's Freedom Flotilla Massacre underlines the urgency of intensifying BDS
We call on civil society organisations to pressure their governments to end free trade agreements (FTAs) with Israel, and implement an immediate arms embargo against it, as was called for previously by Amnesty International after Cast Lead
Bruxelles veut aider les produits palestiniens à entrer dans l'UE
"La Commission européenne devrait proposer dans les prochains mois (aux pays de l'UE) d'accorder l'accès en franchise de droit et sans contingent aux exportations palestiniennes à destination de l'UE", a annoncé jeudi le commissaire européen chargé du Commerce Karel De Gucht.
EU to open market fully to Palestinian exports soon
The European Commission plans to open European Union markets fully to Palestinian exports in the coming months to help strengthen the Palestinian economy, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.