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Trump convenes Gaza ceasefire council

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President Trump called his new "Peace Council" to meet in Washington this week to discuss a Gaza cease-fire and proposed $5 billion for reconstruction, with EU and other officials attending.

by Alberto Alemanno

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Tages-Anzeiger
US plan for Gaza: $5 billion and troops: These are the first pledges from Trump's 'Peace Council'

The new body will meet for the first time this week to discuss the ceasefire and reconstruction. 'The Peace Council has unlimited potential, far beyond Gaza,' Trump said.

US plan for Gaza: $5 billion and troops: These are the first pledges from Trump's 'Peace Council'
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VRT NWS
De Croo visits Gaza on behalf of the UN: 'We have people and resources, but we need more access'

Former prime minister Alexander De Croo visited Gaza as head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He is one of the highest UN representatives who has been able to visit the area in recent months. 'The destruction is overwhelming, but the resilience of the Palestinian people is equally clear.'

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News update: The EU announced that Commissioner Suica, who Tony Blair wanted to meet according to the document we obtained, has agreed to join the first meeting of the "Board of Peace". No sh*t. Their lobbying actually worked!
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Süddeutsche Zeitung
US plan: Trump's "Peace Council" envisions five billion dollars for Gaza

The new body meets for the first time this week in Washington and discusses the reconstruction of the Palestinian territories. The US president determines when further meetings take place and retains a veto.

US plan: Trump's "Peace Council" envisions five billion dollars for Gaza
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La Repubblica
Tajani: Italy on the Board of Peace as an observer, like the European Commission. Merz won't go to Washington

The foreign minister said that our country will participate in the Council urged by Trump for Gaza but without taking part because "the Statute is in conflict with the Constitution". Summit at Chigi.

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New York Times
Indonesia Says It’s Preparing Thousands of Peacekeeping Troops for Trump’s Gaza Plan

President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia will be among those meeting with President Trump in Washington this week to discuss his Board of Peace initiative to oversee a cease-fire in Gaza.

Indonesia Says It’s Preparing Thousands of Peacekeeping Troops for Trump’s Gaza Plan
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Der Spiegel
Gaza reconstruction: EU commissioner attends meetings of Donald Trump's "Peace Council"

The EU is sending a commissioner to the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's "Peace Council". The union still does not want to be a member — but it does want to participate in Gaza's reconstruction.

Gaza reconstruction: EU commissioner attends meetings of Donald Trump's "Peace Council"
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by Michael D. McDonald

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electproject.bsky.social
What about the wounds Trump will inflict today, and the next day, and the next…?
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h
U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.
In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Kathimerini
Σε ρόλο «παρατηρητή» και η Κομισιόν στο Συμβούλιο Ειρήνης του Τραμπ

Η επίτροπος για τη Μεσόγειο, Ντουμπράβκα Σούιτσα, θα μεταβεί στην Ουάσιγκτον για τη συνεδρίαση του Συμβουλίου Ειρήνης, στην οποία θα συμμετάσχει με καθεστώς παρατηρητή.

Σε ρόλο «παρατηρητή» και η Κομισιόν στο Συμβούλιο Ειρήνης του Τραμπ
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European Commissioner Dubravka Šuica is expected to attend the first formal gathering of Donald Trump's Board of Peace as an "observer", despite unresolved concerns over the board's mandate, scope and compatibility with the UN system.

@maredgwyn.bsky.social and @eleonoravasques.bsky.social report.
Commissioner Šuica to represent EU at first Board of Peace meeting
The EU plans to send the Commissioner for the Mediterranean to the first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to Euronews, despite concerns over its charter. #EuropeToday
www.euronews.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM

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euronews.com
Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.
Meloni: Italy to attend Trump's Board of Peace session as observer
Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.
l.euronews.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Kathimerini
Trump's Peace Council: Haris Theocharis to represent Greece as an observer

Deputy Foreign Minister Haris Theocharis will represent Greece at the Gaza Peace Council meeting convened by Donald Trump for February 19. The article is updated.

Trump's Peace Council: Haris Theocharis to represent Greece as an observer
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by Alberto Alemanno

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A document shows how Tony Blair and his institute lobbied behind closed doors for the EU to join Trump's "Board of Peace" and put €€€ behind US- and Israeli-led Gaza reconstruction efforts - investigation by @ftm.nl Alex Fanta
February 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM

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Shilling for Trump in Brussels: A document we obtained shows how Tony Blair and his institute lobbied behind closed doors for the EU to join Trump's "Board of Peace" and put €€€ behind US- and Israeli-led Gaza reconstruction efforts.

Published with Democracy for Sale, ht @lighthousereports.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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