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EU consider labelling Hezbollah military wing a terrorist group, say officials

The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday.The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization for fear it could destabilize Lebanon and the greater region around it.Any change in EU policy on Hezbollah would need unanimity among the 27 EU member nations and has so far been impossible to achieve.Still, Germany was confident change was imminent. "I expect that the necessary consultations within the EU can now be rapidly brought to a conclusion," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Amman on the sidelines of an international meeting on Syria.Adding the military wing to the EU's terror list would impose sanctions such as travel bans and asset freezes on the group's members and severely hamper its operations in the EU.During an ...

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