UN General Assembly: EU Announces Opposition to Trump's Court Initiative
US President Trump calls for all states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. EU Council President António Costa reacts now in New York with a clear message.
The European Union has announced its opposition to US President Donald Trump's call to dissolve the International Criminal Court. EU Council President António Costa, speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, said the EU would defend the institution, denouncing threats and attacks against it as unacceptable. Trump had urged all states that are members of the International Criminal Court to withdraw from it, accusing it of being a "scrupulous institution".
The International Criminal Court, which has 125 member states and has been in operation since 2002, investigates crimes such as genocide and war crimes.
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