"Most European countries have either turned down their invitations to join United States President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for overseeing the reconstruction of Gaza or politely suggested they are considering it, citing concerns. From within the European Union, only Hungary and Bulgaria have accepted. That is a better track record of unity than the one displayed in 2003, when then-US President George W Bush called on member states to join his invasion of Iraq."
"France turned the invitation down on the grounds that Trump's board goes beyond the framework of Gaza and raises serious questions, in particular with respect to the principles and structure of the United Nations, which cannot be called into question. Trump pointedly did not invite Denmark, a close US ally, following a diplomatic fracas in which he had threatened to seize Greenland, a Danish territory, by force."
"The US leader signed the charter for his Board of Peace on January 22 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling it one of the most consequential bodies ever created. It has come across to many of the countries invited to join it as perhaps too consequential an attempt to supplant the United Nations, whose mandate the board is meant to be fulfilling."
Most European countries declined or demurred on invitations to join President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to oversee Gaza reconstruction, citing concerns about mandate and legitimacy. From within the European Union, only Hungary and Bulgaria accepted the invitation. Several other countries either refused or signaled caution; Spain, Britain, Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia said yes. France rejected the invitation because the board appears to go beyond Gaza and raises questions about United Nations principles and structure. Denmark was not invited after a diplomatic dispute over Greenland. The board's invitation to Russia and its perceived attempt to supplant the UN raised further objections.
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