Undoubtedly, this is a very serious incident that deepens the divide between the United States and the European Union. The EU Member of Parliament from the liberal Renew faction, Sandro Gozi, says it is now important to coordinate and act decisively with Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot also hints at it. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
Tomoko Akane, the president of the court, calls it an attack on the international legal order. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
But it is also an attack on the European Union. Because the court is in The Hague, the sanctions are directed against activities that take place within the European Union, according to Lange. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
"When the USA punishes judges and prosecutors for fulfilling their mandate, then that is simply intimidation of the judiciary," says the Member of the European Parliament Axel Voss, who sits for the European People's Party on the Legal Affairs Committee of the EU Parliament. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
Either the ICC stops its threats, or we put an end to the ICC. For US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that the United States will sanction the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC). #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
Europe is considering measures against the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, as these are seen as a threat to the rule of law and activities within the EU. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
