EU staff members write to top officials expressing concerns over union's handling of Gaza crisis

The letter urges the EU to officially call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, adding this to a list of requests that include officially calling for the release of all hostages and to ensure member states halt direct and indirect arms exports to Israel. Picture: AP/Leo Correa

More than 200 staff members of EU institutions and agencies have signed a letter expressing “growing concern” over the union’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, arguing it runs contrary to its core values and aim of promoting peace.

The letter, signed by 211 people in their personal capacity as citizens, is addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, and Charles Michel, who heads the European Council.