The UK will have a second go at persuading sceptics to blacklist Hezbollah at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (19 June).
Britain in May filed a proposal for the EU to designate the military wing of the Lebanese group as a terrorist entity.
France, Germany and the Netherlands back the idea, even though The Hague would prefer to list Hezbollah's political bureau as well.
Several other countries - including Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary - are willing to "go with the flow" if...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.