The head of the European Union diplomacy Kaya He admitted today, Saturday (30/8/2025), that it is not “very optimistic” about the possibility of “27” imposing sanctions on the Israeldespite the devastating humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
“I am not very optimistic, and we are not going to make decisions today,” he told Copenhagen about the situation between Israel and Gaza, before a meeting of the “27” foreign ministers. “This sends the message that we are divided”said Kaya Callas.
The European Commission has proposed the suspension of European funding of Israeli start-ups, the so-called “start-up”, but “even this measure”, although it has probably not been selected by the “27” because of their disagreements, the Estonian leader underlined.
Many EU countries, including Germany, Hungary or Slovakia, express reservations about measures against Israel, while others, such as Ireland or Spain, are much more favorable in such measures.
Denmark in favor of a solution that will not obey the rule of unanimity
Denmark, chairing this semester of the EU Ministers Council, has been ranked in favor of a solution that will bypass the rule of unanimity and is provided in the European Union for foreign policy issues.
The EU must “pass from words to the projects,” the Danish Foreign Minister said Lars Locke Rasmusenproposing, for example, to ban imports from Israeli settlements on the West Bank.
This decision, which falls within the field of commercial policy, can be taken by a special majority, he explained.
The rule of unanimity, of course, blocks a large number of decisions Not only about Israel but also with Ukraine because of Hungary’s opposition.
“We have a constitutional problem in Europe: The slowest boat in the knife decides speed. We need to take steps so that the majority can be expressed, “the Danish minister said.
For the situation in Gaza
The situation in Gaza is a “absolute tragedy”, said the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Baro.
The lane of Gaza, plagued by famine, has reached a “critical point”, according to the World Food Program (PAM).
It is recalled that in spite of the pressures of his government Benjamin Netanyahuhe has said that he wants to continue the attack on the Gaza Strip to end with the Hamas Islamist movement and bring back all the Israeli hostages abducted during the October 7th attack.