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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Sweden urges EU to freeze trade pact with Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSweden is calling on the EU to suspend the trade part of its association agreement with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza.
“The situation in Gaza is absolutely appalling, and Israel is failing to fulfill its most basic obligations and agreements on emergency aid,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says in a post on X.
“Sweden therefore demands that the EU freeze the trade section of the association agreement as soon as possible,” Kristersson adds, calling on the Israeli government to allow “unhindered humanitarian aid into Gaza.”
The EU’s association agreement with Israel is a framework for trade and political relations. The bloc is Israel’s largest trading partner, accounting for nearly a third of Israel’s global trade, according to EU data.
The Times of Israel Community.