Sixteen European Union foreign ministers, urged the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to pass regulations that would require goods made in Israeli settlements, deemed illegal by the EU, to be labelled.
Though some countries in the EU have already implemented the provisions, a coalition of foreign ministers are looking to see the provision implemented across the EU, reports Reuters.
A letter from 16 of the EU’s 28 capitals, including Britain and France, said,
“The continued expansion of Israeli illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, and other territories occupied by Israel since 1967, threatens the prospect of a just and final peace agreement.
Moreover the correct and coherent implementation of EU consumer protection and EU labelling legislation is necessary to ensure that consumers are not being misled by false information.”
Signatories of the letter included Britain, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden.
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