Kaya Kallas announced the adoption of sanctions against settler violence

“I expect there to be a political agreement on sanctions against violent settlers. I hope that happens,” she said. The decision was blocked by the Hungarian government, but the new Prime Minister Peter Magyar revised the position of his predecessor Viktor Orban.

Callas noted that the Franco-Swiss proposal to introduce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements did not receive sufficient support. “We checked on Friday – there is no required majority. What else can we do,” Politico quotes her.

She also rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to appoint former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as the EU’s negotiator with Russia. “He was a senior Russian lobbyist. This way, Russia will have the opportunity to sit on both sides of the table,” the official said.