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The EU is a long-standing partner of the Palestinian people and advocates for the two-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in security and in peace. The EU is constantly demonstrating its support both politically and financially.
The EU works with the PA to build up the institutions of a future democratic, independent and viable Palestinian state. The EU is also supporting efforts to strengthen the PA’s transparency and accountability, with a view to reinforce its role and credibility, and its ability to meet the needs of the Palestinian people.
Relations between the EU and Palestine are based on the Interim Association Agreement on Trade and Cooperation, signed in 1997 between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
In April 2025, the first ever meeting of the EU-Palestine High-Level Political Dialogue took place and was chaired by High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.
Middle East Peace Process
The EU in committed to a just and comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the two-state solution, with the State of Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign, and viable Palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security and mutual recognition, and with Jerusalem serving as the future capital of both states. For this purpose, the EU is active in the Middle East Peace Process.
Since the 7 October 2023, The EU has worked with its partners with absolute urgency to contribute towards ending the fighting and improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza, reiterating the importance of ensuring the protection of all civilians and respect of international law, at all times.
The EU stands ready to contribute to the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, including through the European Union Border Assistance Mission to the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah) and European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS).
The EU is committed to engage against extremist settlers’ violence in the occupied Palestinian territory. From April 2024, the Human Rights Sanctions Regime also applies to specific individuals and entities that are responsible for serious human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
To advance a viable political horizon, the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-state Solution was established at the initiative of the European Union, Norway, and Saudi Arabia to translate the principles of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution into concrete diplomatic action. It brings together around 100 states and international organizations.
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