2023-10-17 19:10:34
“A common position and a clear, uniform approach” in the escalating Middle East conflict was the goal that Charles Michel set for the 27 heads of state and government in Brussels for an EU summit that was called at short notice on Tuesday evening. Since the Hamas attacks on Israel ten days ago, the EU as an institution, but especially the 27 member states, had presented a confusing picture of disunity and internal conflicts. While an initial reaction from the Commission said that all EU subsidies for the Palestinians would be canceled in order to rule out financing for Hamas, the High Representative for the Common Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, urged that the Union act as a mediator must.
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