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The EU complies with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, which is the main legislative act establishing the status and rights of refugees. According to the key provisions of the legal act, the main apparatus in the regulation of situations with refugees is the government.
The deal was agreed to on 20 December 2023 between representatives of the elected European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, made up of EU government ministers. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] It passed the European Parliament on 10 April 2024, with narrow margins of around 30 votes on some provisions.
EU exports to Israel reached €17.9 billion in 2013, while imports from Israel were €13.5 billion. The trade deficit with Israel was €4.4 billion in the EU’s favour in 2013. Under the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, the EU and Israel have free trade in industrial products. The two sides have granted each other significant trade concessions ...
LONDON (Reuters) -Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 ...
These companies directly created 500,000 jobs [citation needed] in Australia. The EU is Australia's second largest destination of overseas investment and the EU is by far Australia's largest source of foreign investment €2.9 billion in 2009 (€11.6 billion in 2007). Trade was growing but ebbed in 2009 due to the global financial crisis. [3]
Israel's settlement program has therefore led to some tensions, and EU states consider these settlements illegal under international law. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 2008, during the French presidency of the Council, the European Union strived to increase cooperation with the US on Middle-Eastern issues, inter alia with a view to coordinating common ...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel passed a law on Monday banning the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact its work in war-torn Gaza. The ...
Israel’s parliament passed a law banning the UN Relief and Works Agency from operating in the country, citing alleged ties of some of its staff to the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel.