BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court ruled Wednesday that Islamic militant group Hamas should stay on the EU terror list, saying a lower court should not have ordered the group removed from the list and sending the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.
The EU originally listed Hamas as a terror group in 2001, a move that froze assets of the organization in the European Union. However, the decision was annulled on procedural grounds by an EU court in 2014.
The EU appealed, and Wednesday’s ruling by the European Union Court of Justice said the 2014 annulment was wrong and must now be reconsidered, taking into account arguments not ruled upon in the original decision.