Source: European Parliament
Question for oral answer O-000019/2025
to the Commission
Rule 142
Rima Hassan (The Left), Lynn Boylan (The Left), Tineke Strik (Verts/ALE), Matjaž Nemec (S&D), Cecilia Strada (S&D), Ana Miranda Paz (Verts/ALE), Hana Jalloul Muro (S&D), César Luena (S&D), Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew), Evin Incir (S&D), Villy Søvndal (Verts/ALE), Saskia Bricmont (Verts/ALE), Mounir Satouri (Verts/ALE), Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (S&D), Catarina Vieira (Verts/ALE), Maria Walsh (PPE), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Verts/ALE), Maria Ohisalo (Verts/ALE), Per Clausen (The Left), Irene Montero (The Left), Dario Tamburrano (The Left), Özlem Demirel (The Left), Damien Carême (The Left), Leila Chaibi (The Left), Carolina Morace (The Left), Li Andersson (The Left), Alex Agius Saliba (S&D), Estrella Galán (The Left), Rudi Kennes (The Left), Carola Rackete (The Left), Isabel Serra Sánchez (The Left), Bruno Gonçalves (S&D), Konstantinos Arvanitis (The Left), Giorgos Georgiou (The Left), Michael McNamara (Renew), Manon Aubry (The Left), Merja Kyllönen (The Left), Branislav Ondruš (NI), Marc Botenga (The Left), Diana Riba i Giner (Verts/ALE)
We welcome the call by a majority of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers for a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement[1].
The responsibility now lies with the Commission to assess whether the policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government are compatible with the ‘respect for human rights and democratic principles’ required under Article 2 of the agreement. ‘Respect for human rights and democratic principles’ is not only a founding value of the EU, it is also an essential element of all EU association agreements.
Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement explicitly states that relations between the parties are based on these principles, which guide both their internal and international policy and constitute an essential element of the agreement.
In the light of the Commission’s role as the ‘guardian of the Treaties’ (Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union):
- 1.What is the timeline and process for conducting the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement?
- 2.What procedures are being used for the assessment of the agreement, and how does the Commission plan to involve relevant stakeholders and ensure transparency?
Submitted: 28.5.2025
Lapses: 29.8.2025
- [1] Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2000/384/2013-07-01.