The president of the European Council today criticised US President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it “threatens” the court’s independence.
“Sanctioning the ICC threatens the Court’s independence and undermines the international criminal justice system as a whole,” Antonio Costa wrote on X.
It came a day after the European Council chief met Judge Tomoko Akane, the president of the ICC.
Sanctioning the ICC threatens the Court’s independence and undermines the international criminal justice system as a whole. https://t.co/zk0lsnB1p0
— António Costa (@eucopresident) February 7, 2025
Following the meeting, Costa had said the EU remains committed to ending impunity and ensuring accountability for all violations of international law.
Trump yesterday signed an executive order sanctioning the ICC and accused it of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant face arrest warrants issued by The Hague-based court in November last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. Israel has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians in Gaza since 7 October 2023 and razed homes, hospitals and universities, rendering the enclave uninhabitable.
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