• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said a political agreement on sanctions against violent Israeli settlers is expected, after the new Hungarian government signaled it would no longer block them.
  • Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had repeatedly blocked sanctions, but new PM Péter Magyar indicated he would not stand in the way.
  • Kallas acknowledged that broader measures against Israel, such as the Franco-Swedish proposal on trade with West Bank settlements, still lack sufficient support within the Union.
  • Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen advocated for a complete ban on products from illegal settlements.

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