{"id":10764,"date":"2025-08-06T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/?p=10764"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:37:18","slug":"eu-employees-consider-strike-action-over-gaza-humanitarian-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/eu-employees-consider-strike-action-over-gaza-humanitarian-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"EU employees consider strike action over Gaza humanitarian crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">As the hunger crisis in Gaza deepens, the idea of a strike is spreading among EU employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">The employees argue that their institutions are not applying sufficient pressure on Israel to allow vital humanitarian aid to reach the besieged territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">According to information given to <em>Euractiv<\/em> by four public officials, the proposal is still in its early stages, and major unions, whose support is crucial, have so far been hesitant to back the action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">European Commission policy officer Oreste Madia sent an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and the EU&#8217;s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, warning that &#8220;Europe&#8217;s moral authority is at stake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">The letter, which Madia said has been signed by more than 1,300 staff from various institutions, calls for &#8220;courageous and principled action&#8221; and demands that the EU use its position as Israel&#8217;s largest trade partner to enforce international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Madia stated that he aims for 6,000 signatures and that strikes could follow if EU leaders do not respond. The official said, &#8220;We are consulting with lawyers to see if there are unions we can connect with and call for a strike.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Stating that they are &#8220;fighting for the soul of the EU,&#8221; Madia asked, &#8220;If I am an accomplice to a genocide, what am I doing here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Meanwhile, EU Staff for Peace, a collective that did not initiate but supports the letter, has been organizing weekly protests in front of European institutions in Brussels to show solidarity with Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">According to a letter seen by <em>Euractiv<\/em>, pressure tactics include challenging staff representatives about the presence of an Israeli military attach\u00e9 in the Berlaymont and the &#8220;intimidation&#8221; and &#8220;questioning&#8221; they face when defending Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">The tension within the EU is palpable. Two signatories immediately retracted their comments after comparing Israel&#8217;s actions to Nazism. 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