On 7 December 2020, the EU Council adopted a landmark decision and a regulation setting up for the first time a global human rights sanctions framework for the EU. The EU can now respond to serious human rights violations and...more
The EU has recently made certain notable EU asset freeze designations in relation to Belarus1 and Syria, focusing on various government officials – including President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus -
The Belarusian and...more
11/11/2020
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Belarus Sanctions ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Exemptions ,
Member State ,
National Security ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Syria ,
Travel Ban
On 14 October 2020, the EU designated under its asset freeze six Russian officials and one research institute, in response to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in August 2020. Separately, it also...more
On 2 October 2020, the EU adopted sanctions against Belarus in response to the repression and intimidation against peaceful demonstrators, opposition members and journalists in the wake of the 9 August 2020 presidential...more
On 30 July 2020, the EU designated the first individuals and entities under its 2019 sanctions framework targeting parties involved in cyber-attacks that undermine the EU’s integrity, security and economic competitiveness....more
8/10/2020
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China ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
List of Specified Persons (LSP) ,
Member State ,
Misappropriation ,
Russia ,
Travel Ban