http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/7243b5e562c11bd4 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-european-commission-at-the-board-of-peace/ The European Commission at the Board of Peace - Why Commissioner Šuica’s Attendance at the Board of Peace is Problematic from the Perspective of EU Law van Elsuwege, Peter eng 2026-02-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Board of Peace Common Foreign and Security Policy Donald Trump European Commission Gaza United Nations Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica attended the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace (BoP) in Washington. Her presence triggered significant criticism from several Member States and European Parliament groups, considering that she did not have a mandate to take part in such a politically contested initiative. The European Commission, on the other hand, defended her participation on the ground that the EU has a direct interest in the reconstruction of Gaza. Given the questions surrounding the compatibility of the BoP Charter with the EU’s constitutional principles, the Commission’s unilateral action is difficult to defend.