Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Ireland South MEP, will present a formal petition to the European Parliament on Wednesday, co-signed by 26 senior Irish lawyers. The petition challenges the legal basis for EU trade with Israel and requests a response from the European Commission regarding Israel's compliance with the human rights clause (Article 2) of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The petition asks the Commission to assess whether continued trade with Israel remains compatible with EU law. The action frames the matter as a legal determination about human-rights compliance tied to the Association Agreement's Article 2.
"A challenge to the legal basis of EU trade with Israel is to be launched at the European Parliament by Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, co-signed by 26 senior Irish lawyers."
"Ms Ní Mhurchú is set to present a formal petition to the European Parliament, on Wednesday, stating it will require a response from the European Commission on Israel's compliance with the human rights clause (Article 2) of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and detail whether continued trade with Israel remains compatible with EU law."
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