Sanctions

UK government sanctions six figures involved in the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is facing 25 years in a penal…

The meeting was attended by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive…

Today, the Council imposed a seventh round of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma against six individuals…

The Council today decided to prolong by six months, until 31 January 2024, the restrictive measures targeting specific sectors of…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun the process of establishing a new subsidiary agency to specifically deal with tasks…

EU sanctions can consist of freezing funds and assets, travel bans, arms embargoes and restrictions on business sectors, among other…

In response to the information warfare conducted by Russia, the Council introduced a new listing criterion to cover companies in the…

Actions which member states will label as criminal offences include: helping persons subject to Union restrictive measures to bypass an…

Today, the EU Commission opened an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to Poland for violations of EU law. This decision follows…

Brussels, 22 May 2023 The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 5...

Brussels, 19 May 2023 When we talk about ‘sanctions’ we actually refer to ‘restrictive measures’,...

Helsinki, 17 May 2023 Combatting circumvention of the EU sanctions is a common mission of...

Brussels, 16 May 2023 Thank you minister. Good afternoon, everyone. I will start with sanctions, where...

Brussels, 28 April 2023 Today the Council adopted a new framework for targeted restrictive measures which provides...

Moscow, 14 April 2023 Mikhail Mishustin: Mr Siluanov, Mr Reshetnikov, colleagues. Today we will review last...

Moscow, 10 April 2023 Agenda: renewing the programme to support the students who are no...

Oslo, 4 April 2023 Norway has introduced a new set of sanctions against President Putin...

Bern, 29 March 2023 At its meeting on 29 March, the Federal Council decided to...

London, 9 March 2023 The United Kingdom and its allies have re-affirmed their joint commitment...

Stockholm, 9 March 2023 One year ago, on 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale...

Brussels, 27 February 2023 Within the comprehensive tenth package of sanctions adopted earlier today, the...

Brussels, 24 February 2023 The Council today renewed, with no changes, the so-called EU terrorist...

Brussels, 22 February 2023 Tomorrow, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union,...

Brussels, 3 February 2023 See question(s) : P-003944/2022 EN P-003944/2022 Answer given by Mr Hahn...

Moscow, 3 February 2023 Excerpts from the transcript Mikhail Mishustin: Colleagues, media representatives, I would like...

Brussels, 27 January 2023 The Council today decided to prolong by six months, until 31 July...

Brussels, 19 January 2023 All those responsible for human rights violations should face EU sanctions...

Moscow, 27 December 2022 Russian President signed an Executive Order on special economic measures in...

Moscow, 23 December 2022 Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Application of Special Economic Measures with Regard to Natural...

Kyiv, 21 December 2022 As part of his visit to the United States of America,...

Brussels, 16 December 2022 The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 141...

12 December 2022 The Council approved today new conclusions on Iran, focusing in particular on:...

Brussels, 6 December 2022 See question(s) : E-003198/2022 EN E-003198/2022 Answer given by Ms McGuinness on...

Brussels, 30 November 2022 The Commission presented today different options to Member States to make...

Brussels, 29 November 2022 See question(s) : E-003336/2022 EN E-003336/2022 Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell...

Bern, 23 November 2022 On 23 November, the Federal Council adopted further sanctions against Russia....

Brussels, 8 November 2022 Following the review of the framework for restrictive measures in response...

London, 3 November 2022 New legislation introduced today (3rd November) will prevent countries from using...

Helsinki, 1 November 2022 The EU Ministers responsible for Sports, submitted a letter to the...

Washington, 10/20/2022 Office of the Spokesperson Since Russia launched its unjustified and unprovoked all-out war...

Brussels, 20 October 2022 The Council today added three Iranian individuals and one Iranian entity to the...

Oslo, 7 October 2022 The Government has decided that Russian fishing vessels will only be...

The Hague, 7 October 2022 With the support of Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime...

Brussels, 6 October 2022 The Commission welcomes the Council’s adoption of an eighth package of...

Brussels, 28 September 2022 Press statement by President von der Leyen on a new package...

Stockholm, 23 September 2022 In light of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s televised speech on the...

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 Belgrade. – “We would like the EU sanctions policy to change and...

Brussels, 15 September 2022 The events we have been witnessing over the past year are...

Funding Ukraine’s reconstruction with confiscated assets from Russian elites will be legally complex. Seizing Russia’s...

Strasbourg, July 7, 2022 In the wake of Putin’s war against Ukraine, a common European...