Spain, Slovenia and Ireland have requested that the EU discuss suspending its association treaty with Israel, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Tuesday ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg.
"Spain, along with Slovenia and Ireland, has requested that the suspension of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel be discussed and debated today," Albares said.
"Our credibility is at stake," he added, urging the bloc to suspend the agreement, which gives Israeli goods preferential access to European markets.
In May 2025, the EU agreed to review the deal. A month later, the European Commission said it found "indications" that Israel may be breaching its human rights obligations but did not propose any measures in response.
Since then, he said, the situation has gotten "much worse."
