Algerian Radio
The petition to suspend the association agreement linking the European Union (EU) to the Zionist entity, spearheaded by La France Insoumise and its allies in the European Parliament, surpassed one million signatures on Tuesday evening.
"In three months, we have collected the million signatures necessary to compel the Commission to act on the suspension of the EU-[Zionist entity] agreement! This is historic!" announced La France Insoumise.
"Continue to sign and share the petition to ensure that the European Commission respects its obligation to respond," wrote Paul Vannier, Member of Parliament for the 5th constituency of Val-d'Oise, on social media.
The association agreement, which entered into force in 2000, facilitates free trade between the two parties across several economic sectors. However, according to Article 2, the agreement is based "on respect for human rights and democratic principles."
"European Union citizens cannot tolerate the maintenance of an agreement that contributes to legitimizing and financing [an entity] committing crimes against humanity and war crimes," the authors of the petition stated.
The two criteria required for the European Commission to be compelled to respond to this European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) have now been met: surpassing one million signatures and reaching the minimum signature threshold in at least seven countries, defined based on their respective populations.
