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As the UN vote earlier this week showed, there are different positions among EU member states (Photo: European Council)

EU summit unable to issue joint statement on Gaza war

EU leaders failed to issue a joint statement on the Israel/Gaza war at their summit in Brussels on Friday (15 December), despite shared views on what should happen after the conflict ends.

There was no statement due to disagreement on whether to call for a ceasefire, as shown also in a UN vote earlier this week.

"I'm supposed to represent a common position, but there is no common position," said EU foreign-affairs chief Josep Borr...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

As the UN vote earlier this week showed, there are different positions among EU member states (Photo: European Council)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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