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Kaja Kallas urges EU ban on trade with settlements

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, urges an EU-wide ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
She calls the ban a “principled stance” and compares it to EU sanctions on occupied Crimea.
Kallas says the measure needs only a qualified majority of 15 EU states.
Kallas warns acting before Israel’s parliamentary elections in late October, noting EU foreign ministers say settlements breach international law.

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Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, urges an EU-wide ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
She calls the ban a “principled stance” and compares it to EU sanctions on occupied Crimea.
Kallas says the measure needs only a qualified majority of 15 EU states.
Kallas warns acting before Israel’s parliamentary elections in late October, noting EU foreign ministers say settlements breach international law.