The European Union wants to host a major diplomatic event in Ramallah or Jericho, post disengagement, in an effort to shore up the Palestinian Authority.
EU Parliamentary President Josep Borrell Fontelles, who is in Israel promoting a meeting of the EU-Med Partnership for the Palestinian territories, told The Jerusalem Post that it was premature to hold it in Israel, although some side events could be scheduled here. He said he feared that if it was held in Israel some of the foreign ministers from Arab countries would not come.
The EU-Med Partnership, which this year is celebrating its 10th anniversary, brings together 25 European foreign ministers with their counterparts in Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and the Palestinian Authority. It works on economic initiatives among the countries focused on creating a free trade zone between Europe and the Mediterranean.

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