Britain failed again on Wednesday to convince the European Union in putting the armed wing of Hezbollah on its blacklist.

Britain failed again on Wednesday to convince the European Union in putting the armed wing of Hezbollah on its blacklist.

Britain's request was discussed for a second time by a special European Union group following an inconclusive meeting on June 4, but British diplomats failed to win over a number of skeptical governments.

Diplomats said the discussions were not over, but Britain may escalate the issue to a higher level, possibly to a July meeting of foreign ministers.

"There was no agreement and the understanding was the issue will be discussed further, but not in this (group)," a diplomat said.

Britain has argued that Hezbollah “should face European sanctions because of evidence that it was behind a bus bombing in Bulgaria last July that killed five Israelis and their driver.”
Hezbollah denies any involvement.

Britain also has cited a “four-year jail sentence handed down by a Cypriot court in March to a Hezbollah member accused of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island.”

Several EU governments have questioned whether there is sufficient evidence to link Hezbollah to the attack in Bulgaria, according to EU diplomats.
"There are legal considerations," one EU diplomat said. "We haven't seen the evidence."