McEntee says momentum is behind EU-wide ban on trade with occupied territories

Foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee has said there is momentum to push for an EU-wide ban on trade with Israeli-occupied territories as Ireland prepares to assume the EU presidency.

Ireland will take on one of the EU’s most influential roles when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Wednesday, and Ms McEntee says the position will allow for greater focus on Israeli actions.

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