More than one million EU citizens have signed a European citizens' initiative demanding the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify whether these are raw or validated signatures. The European Commission must verify signatures before the ECI is formally submitted.
• The exact number of signatures as of the session date (2026-05-19) is not stated; the one million milestone was reached around 2026-04-14, and the number likely grew further by the session date.
• The ECI was registered on 25 November 2025 and signature collection was still ongoing at the time of the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Citizens' Initiative – Official Register (European Commission)Initiative 'Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel's violations of human rights' — Registered on 25/11/2025. Collection start date confirmed.
• SecondaryEuronewsOne million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza'. The ECI reached one million signatures.
• SecondaryEunews.itThe petition to end the EU-Israel agreement has reached the milestone of one million signatures. The target is now to reach 1.5 million.