Luxembourg will not renew approval for Israeli war bonds, finance minister confirms

Luxembourg will not renew approval for Israeli war bonds, finance minister confirms Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 11:33 Decision means Israel Bonds will lose their only EU regulatory home – unless another member state agrees to step in Luxembourg's Finance Minister Gilles Roth said the country's financial regulator had decided not to extend the sale of Israel Bonds (X) Off Luxembourg will not renew its approval for the sale of Israel Bonds in the European Union, the country’s finance minister has confirmed. In an interview with broadcaster RTL, Gilles Roth said the decision had been taken solely by the CSSF, Luxembourg's financial regulator, which he said had decided two months ago not to extend the bond programme beyond its 31 August expiry date. Campaign groups in Luxembourg and across the EU have long called for Israel Bond sales to European investors to be stopped.