00:03Hola y bienvenidos a The Cube, Euronews' fact-checking show.
00:07As per EU rules, Israeli settlement goods
00:09should not be tarif exempt when they reach Europe.
00:12But they often are.
00:13Products from settlements such as wine, dates and tahini
00:16should not enjoy a tarif-free treatment
00:18as the EU-Israel Association Agreement
00:20only applies to made-in-Israel goods
00:22and settlements are considered illegal under international law.
00:26Independent investigations suggest
00:28that enforcement of these rules is inconsistent
00:30allowing some products through.
00:32The NGO Global ECO revealed how products from settlements
00:35are mislabeled as made in Israel.
00:37What we learned from those industry representatives
00:40is that in many cases they are either replacing the true origin
00:45with an Israeli address that is not where the product was produced
00:50or they are mingling settlement goods with Israeli goods
00:54and putting them in the same product of Israel package.
00:57While awaiting an EU-wide restriction,
00:59several member states including Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and Ireland
01:03are considering their own national trade measures
01:06despite trade policy being a strict EU competence.
01:10In late December 2025,
01:12Spain implemented a package of trade restrictions against Israel
01:16including a ban on imports of goods originating from Israel's settlements
01:19in the West Bank, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
01:22Some argue the EU-Israel Association agreement does not cover settlement goods
01:26as the document limits its territorial scope to the territory of the state of Israel.
01:31Others say any imports restriction would be unlawful under EU legislation
01:35as they would apply to all goods exported from Israel
01:39including those from settlements that are shipped from Israel proper.
01:42Emily Schaefer-Romerman told us that all Israeli exports go through Israeli ports and customs
01:48whether from Israel's territory or from settlements.
01:51For now, EU foreign ministers are expected to hold talks on the matter in July.
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