Pedro Sánchez urges EU to end Israel agreement over alleged human rights abuses

On 2026-04-19, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain would ask the European Union to break its Association Agreement with Israel over alleged human rights violations. He announced the proposal during a campaign rally in Andalusia and said it would be raised at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The event is coded as a demand for policy support directed at the EU.