Josep Borrell

Broad consensus, powerful global actor: What Israel, Jews fail to understand about the EU - opinion

The problem is the refusal to recognize that the European Union is a powerful global actor with a coherent and long-term worldview, not a collection of interchangeable politicians.

|BySHARON PARDO
An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell looks on as he leaves on the second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, November 26, 2024.

Borrell: Israel ethnically cleansing Gaza to create 'splendid holiday destination'

The former European Commission VP accepted an award on Friday with a speech littered with Holocaust inversion and genocide accusations.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas takes part in a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium June 28, 2024.

Kaja Kallas replaces Josep Borrell as EU Foreign Minister

Kallas is unlikely to be as anti-Israel as Borrell, as he attempted to end his term by suspending all dialogue with Israel.

|ByYUVAL BARNEA
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference on the day of EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2024.

ICC warrants are binding, European Union cannot pick and choose, EU's Borrell says

Several EU states have said they will meet their commitments under the statute if needed, but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has invited Netanyahu to visit his country.

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EU's Josep Borrell: Israel's rescue mission 'another massacre of Gazans'

Earlier on Saturday, Borrell also sent remarks congratulating the four hostages on their release, writing on X that they are "are free and safe today."

JUNE 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a news conference as part of an International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, April 15, 2024.

Politicians react to Biden's announcement of hostage deal

World leaders and organizations react to US President Joe Biden's announcement of the proposed hostage deal.

JUNE 1, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Barack Obama at the White House, 2014.

EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticizes Israel's Netanyahu

Borrell also said the bloc had agreed for the first time to hold a meeting of the EU-Israel Council—the body that coordinates trade between the two—to discuss the situation in Gaza.

MAY 27, 2024ByREUTERS
Egyptian security forces stand guard at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip August 30, 2008. Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, allowing hundreds of people to leave the Hamas-controlled territory, Palestinian officials said.

EU set to discuss Rafah mission, Borrell criticizes Israel's Netanyahu

Borrell accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using false claims of antisemitism against the International Criminal Court for his own political ends.

MAY 27, 2024ByREUTERS
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference on the day of EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2024.