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February 22
2023
EU Imposes Additional Sanctions on Iran
On February 20th, the Council decided to impose additional sanctions on 2 entities and 32 individuals responsible for human rights...
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January 25
2023
4th Package Sanctions on Iran
"Ministers adopted a new package of sanctions against Iran, targeting those driving the repression. The EU strongly condemns the brutal and disproportionate use of force by...
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December 20
2022
Council Adopts Further Sanctions Targeting Russian Federation
On 16th December, the Council adopted the ninth package of restrictive measures targeting the Russian government, as the conflict against Ukraine continues to escalate.
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November 03
2022
UK Sanctions 4 Russian Oligarchs
On November the 2nd, the UK has agreed on restrictive measures against four oligarchs who have been involved in supporting Russia’s regime by mobilizing their industries. These...
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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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June 01
2022
European Council Conclusions
During the special meeting of the European Council on 30 and 31 May, the Leaders of the EU were able to reach an agreement on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia,...
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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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