Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024

Tabled by Yannis Maniatis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Sven Mikser

… UNRWA’s full commitment to implement the recommendations stemming from the ‘Colonna report’; Added: strongly welcomes UNRWA’s compliance with all the conditions agreed with the Commission in 2024 to ensure continued financial support, and encourages the Commission’s continued engagement with the Agency to further strengthen neutrality and accountability; echoes the European Council conclusions of 17 October 2024 which condemn any attempt to abrogate the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA; Added: echoes the European Union’s position for the 13th meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council, which condemns any attempt to obstruct UNRWA’s capacity to carry out its mandate; calls for an infringement procedure to be launched for the breach of Article 2 of the 2000 Israel-EU Association Agreement1a on the grounds of non-compliance with human rights obligations; insists that the Commission ensure that no funds from the EU budget … needed in the future to strive for even more transparency and accountability; Added: ________________ 1a 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 (OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2000/384/oj).

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE769.720v01-00