- Today Ireland became the first country in Europe to bring forward legislation to ban trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Mass pro-Ayatollah rally in London turns violent, Israeli-Iranian counter-protest stands strong
- EU Cancels €3 Million Heritage Grant for Moroccan Jewish Community – Community leaders in Morocco accused the EU of reducing Moroccan Jewish identity to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. They characterized this as stemming from “historical ignorance and racism.” “This punishes communities for a geopolitical reality they neither created nor control. It’s not policy—it’s fallout. And it comes at the expense of cultural preservation, truth, and justice,” the sources added.
TRUMP’S UNILATERAL “CEASEFIRE”: Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, U.S. President Trump declared on Truth Social at around midnight Brussels time. Hours later, at least three people were killed as Iran unleashed several barrages of missile attacks at Israel. The truce was set to kick in just now. Our colleagues in Washington have all the details.
Kajsa Ollongren, a Dutch politician from the liberal D66 party, was appointed by the Council on Monday as the EU’s special representative for human rights. A former interior and defense minister, Ollongren lost out to André Denk in a bid to run the European Defense Agency earlier this year.
GERMANY: The Social Democrats, junior partner in Germany‘s coalition government, said they will push to start proceedings to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Their chances of success appear slim. Chancellor Friedrich Merz previously said he was “sceptical” of a ban as it has a whiff of “getting rid of competition”.
FRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that there was “no legal basis” for the US strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, even as France “shares the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons”. Read more.
ROMANIA: The Romanian parliament approved a new government led by liberal Ilie Bolojan on Monday. The governing program includes austerity measures aimed at reducing the budget deficit, which currently exceeds 9%. Read more.