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EU appeals court decision to delist Hamas as terror group

January 20, 2015 11:58
The EU will appeal the decision to remove Hamas from the list of terrorist organisations

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Sandy Rashty,

Sandy Rashty

1 min read

The European Union will appeal a decision by its central court to remove Palestinian group Hamas from the EU terrorism blacklist.

Last month, the court annulled the designation of Hamas as a terrorist group and ended the freezing of Hamas funds on procedural grounds, although no cash will be released until the case is resolved.

The move was condemned by pro-Israel groups.

Yesterday, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini confirmed that the decision would be appealed by the Council of the EU.

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