On 30 September 2025, ARTICLE 19 joined the Committee to Protect Journalists and 15 partner organisations in writing to leaders in Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic to call for a full or partial suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
The agreement sets out the European Union’s legal and institutional framework for political dialogue and economic cooperation with Israel.
The European Commission recently proposed suspending ‘certain trade-related provisions’ because of ‘a breach of essential elements relating to [the] respect for human rights and democratic principles’.
Now EU member states must decide whether to go ahead. However, some EU member states, including Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic have been opposed.
Read the full letters to Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic.