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European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters

The resolution came following a heated debate on Tuesday, where the motion’s proponents decried the recent human rights violations against protesters in Iran.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iranian flags with Reza Pahlavi and the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, France, January 18, 2026
European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

Majority of European MPs view Israel positively, call for cooperation, survey finds - exclusive

MPs from Romania, Italy, and Germany reported particularly favorable views of their countries’ relations with Israel. In contrast, markedly smaller shares of MPs from Ireland, Spain, and Turkey.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Anti-MAGA cap "Nu det NUUK!" which is sold in the clothing store McKorman on Noerrebrogade, is displayed, in Copenhagen, Denmark January 13, 2026. The message "Nu er det NUUK!" and "Make America go away" is embroidered on the cap.

Denmark wishes for 'common way forward' with Trump, President undeterred in quest for Greenland

The Danish FM clarified that any “ideas that would not respect [the] territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are unacceptable."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

EU Parliament bans all Iranian diplomats, representatives from its premises

"I have taken the decision to ban all diplomatic staff and any other representatives of the Islamic Republic from all European Parliament premises," said Parliament President, Roberta Metsola.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Europe's wake-up call: The end of global warming debates and the return to national pride - opinion

The European left is dead. It is disconnected. The Conservative government in England will fall, and the right to the right of the Conservatives will grow stronger.

JUNE 10, 2024BySRULIK EINHORN
THE WRITER (front row, fourth from left) is among the members of the task force appearing at a European Parliament hearing.

Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote

An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI said Brothers of Italy won between 26-30% of the vote, with the center-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) coming second with 21-25%

JUNE 10, 2024ByREUTERS
lection officials open a ballot box to count the votes, at a polling station for the European Parliamentary election, in Rome, Italy, June 9, 2024.

'Another blow to Iran': EU votes in favor of resolution against Islamic Republic

On Thursday, the EU parliament voted to condemn Iran, showing its support for Israel and acknowledging the role Iran plays in destabilizing the region.

APRIL 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses Israel of lying about all aspects of Gaza

"Israel has been operating on the premise that if you tell a lie long enough. [If] you repeat it over and over,  people will believe it," Francesca Albanese to European Parliament

APRIL 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
You have the right to resist,” UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaking at a Hamas-affiliated conference in Gaza on November 30th

European Parliament votes on reform to remove hatred, violence from Palestinian education

The reform, according to the parliament, was passed so that the violent imagery taught in Palestinian textbooks prior would cease and no longer be an obstacle to peaceful solutions.

APRIL 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.

Ireland seeking review of EU-Israel agreement over rights concerns

Ireland has long been a champion of Palestinian rights, and ministers have repeatedly said the government is considering recognizing a Palestinian state.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

Russia to ask French parliament about claimed mercenaries in Ukraine war

"In France, the mercenary trade is forbidden by law," the State Duma's chairman said.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByREUTERS
Pavlo, a Ukrainian soldier, stands on the roof of a damaged university, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, from a recent missile attack in Kramatorsk Ukraine, December 13, 2022.

European parliamentarians spurred to action after bearing witness to Hamas’ sick cruelty

Italian and Lithuanian officials were among European politicians who viewed the horrors of October 7.

DECEMBER 29, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Israel Lander, in a T-shirt proclaiming “Bring Them Home Now” and “Kfar Aza is my home,” leads the delegation of European MPs around the ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip.

Far-right Polish lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in parliament

Grzegorz Braun then took to the podium in the chamber where he described Hanukkah as "satanic".

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByREUTERS, ZVIKA KLEIN
Grzegorz Braun walks after using a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles at the parliament, Warsaw.

Family of Mahsa Amini blocked by Iranian regime from attending EU award ceremony

The European Parliament recently decided to grant a prestigious human rights award to Mahsa Amini and Iranian protesters.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.