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December 15
2022
Foreign Affairs Council adopts further restrictive measures against Iran and North Korea
On 12th December, the Foreign Affairs Council adopted restrictive measures against Iran for the ongoing situation on human rights and for the help that Iran has provided to...
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October 21
2022
EU sanctions against Iran
Following the EU Council on 20 and 21 October, the EU has agreed on further restrictive measures against Iran. Three Iranian individuals were added to the list, in relation to...
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October 12
2022
US and UK impose further sanctions on Russia
After the annexation of the provinces of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia on 30 September, both US and UK governments declared new further Russia sanctions.
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October 06
2022
EU approves 8th round of sanctions against Russia
The European Commission has welcomed the agreement on the adoption of a new round of sanctions on Russia. This is the eighth package of sanctions that the EU has extended...
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October 04
2022
USA sanctions against Iran
Similarly to the EU, who is stepping up its efforts to crack down on circumvention of sanctions against Russia, the US has decided to do the same to Iran regarding their...
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September 29
2022
EU proposes 8th pack of sanctions against Russia
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed yesterday an 8th round of sanctions against Russia. This includs tighter trade restrictions, more individual...
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September 27
2022
How sanctions against Russia affect the Belgian diamond trade
The European Union has already published six “packages” of sanctions against Russia, which included sanctions against Russian gold and other luxury goods. However, diamonds are...
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May 05
2022
6th Package of Sanctions
Yesterday, the European Commission presented the sixth package of sanctions against Russia. This new package will do the following:
Make a list of high-ranking military...
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March 17
2022
4th package of EU sanctions against Russia
On 15 March, the EU agreed to impose a fourth package of economic and individual sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. These new measures...
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