BRUSSELS: Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Friday that the EU’s credibility on foreign policy was “collapsing” due to the bloc’s failure to act over Israel’s war in Gaza.
“It is undeniable; we are not going to bury our heads in the sand, that the European Union at this stage is not living up to its responsibilities in this enormous humanitarian crisis,” Prevot said in an interview at his office in Brussels.
Belgium has said it will recognize the state of Palestine at this month’s UN General Assembly, while unilaterally imposing new sanctions against Israel, in view of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
That move comes as the EU has so far failed to take action against Israel in the face of the dire situation in Gaza, because of deep divisions among its 27 member states.
“It is clear that, in the eyes of the public, the credibility of the European Union’s foreign policy on this particular issue is collapsing,” Prevot said.
