Judgment of the General Court in case T-400/10 Hamas v Council

In a judgment announced on the 17 December 2014 the General Court of the European Union annulled, on procedural grounds, the Council measures maintaining Hamas on the European list of terrorist organisations. However, the effects of the annulled measures were maintained temporarily in order to ensure the effectiveness of any possible future freezing of funds.

European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the EU continued to 'consider Hamas a terrorist organisation' and would consider its response to the ruling.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Palestine urges EU to blacklist Jewish 'terrorists' http://www.europeansources.info/record/palestine-urges-eu-to-blacklist-jewish-terrorists/

ESO: Background information: Israel and Hamas compete for EU sympathy http://www.europeansources.info/record/israel-and-hamas-compete-for-eu-sympathy/

BBC News, 17.12.14: EU court takes Hamas off terrorist organisations list http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30511569

EU: Council Decision 2014/72/CFSP of 10 February 2014 updating and amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision 2013/395/CFSP http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1418891862449&uri=CELEX:32014D0072

Deutsche Welle, 17.12.14: Hamas removed from EU's terrorism blacklist http://dw.de/p/1E63E

EurActiv, 17.12.14: EU court removes Hamas from terrorist blacklist http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-court-removes-hamas-terrorist-blacklist-310914

EUObserver, 17.12.14: Hamas calls for EU talks after court ruling http://euobserver.com/foreign/126964

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