Seventeen of the European Union’s 27 member states backed the Netherlands’s call to review the bloc’s trading relationship with Israel on Tuesday, diplomatic sources tell Euronews.
Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden had all voiced support for the measure ahead of the meeting of European foreign ministers.
They were reportedly joined by Denmark, Estonia, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Austria, a staunch supporter of Israel, did not participate to voice opposition.
Voting against the review were Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Lithuania, while Latvia was “neutral”.