The first association council between the EU and Egypt since 2010 will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 25 July, in a tense environment.
NGOs criticise the holding of this council due to the worsening human rights situation in Egypt, and the EU member states themselves are divided on this issue. According to a source, some states would like stronger references to this theme than others in the EU's statement. Hungary does not want the statement to criticise the human rights situation,...