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'We Are Surprised': France on European Commission Presence at Board of Peace
France and several EU states argue the Commission's attendance without Council approval breaches EU law and risks endorsing a Board with a broad mandate and Trump as chairman.
- On Thursday, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the European Commission sent Dubravka Suica to Washington without a mandate from the Council of the European Union.
- The board's charter makes no mention of Gaza and has been criticised for a global mandate and sidelining the United Nations, while the French government and member states including Slovenia argued foreign policy needs Council approval.
- Most governments opted to send diplomats or civil servants while the European Commission dispatched a political representative, leaving several capitals uncomfortable, as 14 of the EU's 27 member states sent diplomatic representatives to the Thursday meeting.
- Commission spokespeople defended Suica's attendance as part of efforts to support Gaza's recovery, while Pascal Confavreux, spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry, said Suica "will 'have to explain it when she returns'" and France will not participate until the board re-centres on Gaza.
- The UN estimates Gaza reconstruction will surpass $70b, while Trump is expected to announce more than $5b, raising legitimacy concerns as Palestine is not on the board.
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It was a meeting supposedly about the future of Gaza, but without the participation of Palestinians.That reality and the very nature of Donald Trump's Peace Board had led most Member States and the EU itself to reject the invitation to become members of the controversial body.However, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, decided to send a commissioner, the head of the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, as an observer of th…
The participation of EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica in the first formal meeting of the Board of Peace, initiated by US President Donald Trump, ... The post dispute over Trump's Peace Council: France refers to the participation of EU Commissioner appeared first on Apollo News.
Several Member States are concerned about the presence of Dubravka Suica at the Trump Peace Council, considering that the European Commission has acted without a mandate. ...
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares described Friday as “error” the participation of the European Commission in the first meeting of the Peace Board for Gaza, promoted by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Albares made these statements in the forum Barcelona Tribuna of the society Amics del País, meeting in the Palau Macaya.Continue reading...
France questions European Commission's mandate for 'Board of Peace' participation
France expresses surprise at the European Commission's involvement in Trump's 'Board of Peace,' questioning its mandate and raising concerns about the initiative's legitimacy amidst ongoing Middle Eastern tensions.
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