While we are all holding our breath for the possible initiatives against Israel that Kaja Kallas, the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, could present on Tuesday (15 July) to the foreign affairs council, the lawyers of the JURDI Association (lawyers for the respect of international law), are taking action.
On Thursday, they will file an “action for failure to act” with the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg against the EU Commission and Council for their failure to act on the crimes committed by the Netanyahu government in Gaza.
… The 90-page appeal is based on Article 265 of the EU Treaty, which aims to sanction a European institution for culpable inaction… “for failing to suspend, for 21 months (since October 2023), the EU-Israel Association Agreement, for failing to propose any sanctions or economic restrictions on the Netanyahu government, and for failing to take a public position on the risks of genocide and documented crimes”.
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