UE - ISRAËL : LA HAUTE REPRÉSENTANTE DE L'UE NE PEUT PLUS CAUTIONNER L'INACTION DU CONSEIL - suite 1 : EU staff revolt over Gaza stance

« Sauver l’honneur de l’Union » : tel est l’objectif d’une « révolte » de 1500 fonctionnaires européens sous la forme d’une lettre ouverte à la Présidente de la Commission lui rappelant les « obligations morales et juridiques » de l’Institution face à la situation de Gaza. 

Voici quelques extraits d’un article de POLITICO à ce sujet : 

Internal unrest increases as protestors accuse Commission of violating its “moral and legal obligations.

Since the end of July, some 1,500 officials in the 32,000-strong institution — ranging from low-level analysts to senior cabinet members — have signed an open letter highlighting the deteriorating conditions in the besieged enclave

A growing number of staff argue that the bloc’s failure to exert pressure on Israel while it’s accused of committing war crimes in Gaza makes it impossible for them to perform their duties without breaching EU and international law.

EU institutions have imposed “complicity” on employees and violated their “moral and legal obligations, suppressed conscientious resistance and delayed meaningful action

“This is an institution born to spread peace in Europe and globally — and the global dimension is very important to the EU, and is enshrined in all our directives and policies,” another civil servant told POLITICO. The issue is “the EU not following its founding principles.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-staff-revolt-over-gaza-inaction-grows-israel-protest-war-crimes/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=EU%20staff%20revolt%20over%20Gaza%20stance

JGGiraud (13/08/2025)