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'There is no link at all with the current situation in the region', the commission says (Photo: Al-Jiftlik)

EU poised to 'take measures' against Israeli food

The EU is poised to take “appropriate measures” against Israeli settler food exports after Israel failed to respond to its complaints on safety certificates.

The European Commission, on 28 July, wrote to Israeli authorities asking them to stop issuing safety papers for “products of animal origin” sold by Israeli companies based on Palestinian land.

It gave them one month to take the settler companies off a list of Israeli-eligible entities.

The commission’s logic is that I...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

'There is no link at all with the current situation in the region', the commission says (Photo: Al-Jiftlik)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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