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2016/2998(RSP)

Situation in the West Bank, including settlements

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18 May 2017

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18 May 2017 · Introduced

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PLENARY_VOTE

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22 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Положението на Западния бряг, включително израелските селища

  • Czech

    Situace na Západním břehu, včetně osad

  • Danish

    Situationen på Vestbredden og i bosættelserne

  • German

    Lage im Westjordanland und in den Siedlungen

  • Greek

    Η κατάσταση στη Δυτική Όχθη, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των οικισμών

  • Spanish

    Situación en Cisjordania, incluidos los asentamientos

  • Estonian

    Olukord Jordani Läänekaldal, sealhulgas asundustes

  • Finnish

    Tilanne Länsirannalla ja siirtokunnissa

  • French

    Situation en Cisjordanie, y compris dans les colonies

  • Croatian

    Stanje na Zapadnoj obali, među ostalim i u naseljima

  • Hungarian

    A ciszjordániai helyzet, beleértve a telepeket is

  • Italian

    Situazione in Cisgiordania, inclusi gli insediamenti

  • Lithuanian

    Padėtis Vakarų Krante, įskaitant gyvenvietes

  • Latvian

    Stāvoklis Rietumkrastā, tostarp apmetnēs

  • Maltese

    Is-sitwazzjoni fix-Xatt tal-Punent, inklużi l-insedjamenti

  • Dutch

    De situatie op de Westelijke Jordaanoever, inclusief de nederzettingen

  • Polish

    Sytuacja na Zachodnim Brzegu Jordanu, w tym w koloniach

  • Portuguese

    A situação na Cisjordânia, incluindo os colonatos

  • Romanian

    Situația din Cisiordania, inclusiv coloniile

  • Slovak

    Situácia v Predjordánsku vrátane osád

  • Slovenian

    Razmere na Zahodnem bregu, vključno z naselbinami

  • Swedish

    Situationen på Västbanken, inklusive bosättningarna

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Official resolution 2016/2998(RSP) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 18 May 2017. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

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  1. 18 May 2017

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  2. 18 May 2017

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    Situation in the West Bank, including settlements

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PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o ostvarivanju dvodržavnog rješenja na Bliskom istoku

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