The European Union, France, and several international actors have called for immediate restraint after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.
Announcing the provisional application of the controversial deal, von der Leyen stressed it “can only be fully concluded once the European Parliament has given its consent.”
Four years into the war, we are facing a reality where the EU is attacking its own members, Slovakia and Hungary, while still caressing a non-EU member, Ukraine.
The European Commission has proposed a new package of sanctions designed to significantly reduce Russian oil and gas revenues—with the stated aim of weakening war financing and further isolating Russia economically.
The European Parliament’s decision to refer the Mercosur agreement to the EU courts may ultimately pave the way for its provisional application—without safeguards.
