Spain’s Sánchez urges Europe to ignore Trump’s ICC sanctions – Europe live

PM calls on Brussels to trigger blocking statute which would instruct European firms not to comply with US measures against court

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez has urged the European Commission to trigger its blocking statute against US sanctions on the international criminal court, which would effectively tell European companies to not comply with the measures.

In a post on X, Sánchez said:

“Spain does not look the other way. Sanctioning those who defend international justice puts the entire human rights system at risk.”