{"id":429777,"date":"2025-06-16T18:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2025\/06\/16\/guerra-israele-iran-parlamento-europeo\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T19:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:20:04","slug":"israel-iran-war-breaks-out-in-the-european-parliament-chamber-changes-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israel-iran-war-breaks-out-in-the-european-parliament-chamber-changes-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel-Iran war breaks out in the European Parliament, chamber changes agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the correspondent\u00a0in Strasbourg<\/em> – Taking stock of a situation in the Middle East that appears to be completely out of control: The attack<\/a> of Israel against Iran has not left the European Parliament indifferent, with the main groups\u2014Popular (EPP), Socialist (S&D) and Liberal (Re)\u2014demanding and obtaining a change to the agenda for a debate on the issue. The Israel-Iran clash is scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17, immediately after the planned debate on new rules for passenger refunds in the event of air delays.<\/p>\n

The change in the work agenda does not come without tension. From the ranks of the Left comes the critical voice of Marc Botenga<\/strong>, who calls for a resolution to be added to the debate with a vote. “Israel’s is an illegal, criminal, and dangerous act<\/strong>,” attacks the Belgian. “You cannot attack another country” militarily, “this is against the law,” he punctuates in the House. And then, he explains, the attack conducted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “is criminal because children died” as a result of the operations. Thirdly, Botenga continues, “a nuclear power plant was attacked” (the one in Natanz, ed), which makes it “dangerous”.<\/p>\n

The MEP raises a theme, that of rights and principles, and their universality. He offers a topical parallelism, comparing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine with the growing and escalating tensions in the Middle East: “When Russia attacked Ukraine, we condemned, while now the President of the European Commission has not condemned<\/strong>,” Botenga punctuates, turning the spotlight on the issue of double standards.<\/p>\n

Von der Leyen singles out Iran: ‘Principal source of regional instability’<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n