- Title: EU court keeps Hamas on terrorism list
- Date: 26th July 2017
- Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (JULY 21, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HAMAS LEADER, ISMAIL HANIYEH, LEADING PRAYERS VARIOUS OF HAMAS MILITANTS DURING PROTEST
- Embargoed: 9th August 2017 12:28
- Keywords: Court ruling ECJ Hamas Gaza Palestinians EU terrorism blacklist
- Location: LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG / GAZA CITY, SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP, GAZA
- City: LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG / GAZA CITY, SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP, GAZA
- Country: Luxembourg
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0026RCT26F
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The European Union's top court kept Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on the EU terrorism blacklist on Wednesday (July 26).
Judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overruled the General Court's view of 2014 that the Council of the European Union, the 28-nation grouping, had insufficient evidence to maintain asset freezes and travel bans on Hamas.
The lower court had found that the listing was based on media and internet reports rather than decisions by a "competent authority". But the ECJ said such decisions were not required for groups to stay on the list, only for their initial listing.
The ECJ said the General Court should now examine the facts and arguments it did not consider in its 2014 ruling.
In a parallel case, the top court did rule that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers, should be removed from the EU's terrorism list. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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