EU Commission ducks call to shield Europeans from US sanctions over ICC's Israel war-crimes probe (euobserver.com)

• EU Commission avoids commitment to shield Europeans from US sanctions
• Individuals like Francesca Albanese at risk of US penalties
• EU Blocking Statute remains unused despite ICC sanctions

"The European Commission on Monday declined to take a stand on using a mechanism to shield Europeans, such as Francesca Albanese, from US sanctions imposed over the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into Israel. The Commission did not commit to activating the EU Blocking Statute against extraterritorial US sanctions."