State of the European Union 2025: Europe’s Gaza Response - Humanitarian Support and a Path to Peace
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, during the State of the European Union, the European Commission is proposing a comprehensive package that includes holding bilateral support to Israel without affecting work with civil society, sanctions on extremist ministers and violent settlers, and a partial suspension of the Association Agreement on trade-related matters. A new Palestine donor group will be set up to coordinate international reconstruction efforts for Gaza, building on momentum from the New York conference organised by France and Saudi Arabia. Europe continues to support a two-state solution with security for Israel, a viable Palestinian Authority, and the removal of Hamas as a terrorist threat. This plan underscores Europe’s commitment to real security, immediate humanitarian access, and a sustainable path toward peace in the region.
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What is happening
in Gaza
has shaken
the conscience
of the world.
People killed
while begging for food,
mothers holding
lifeless babies.
These images are simply
catastrophic.
Man-made famine
can never
be a weapon of war.
Europe needs to do more.
The only
realistic peace plan
is based on two States
living side by side
in peace and security,
with a secure Israel,
a viable
Palestinian Authority
and the scourge
of Hamas
removed.
That is what Europe
has always stood for,
and it is time
to come together
and help make
this happen.