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The EU maintains a Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions. It also maintains a list and map of countries subject to EU, UN or both EU and UN sanctions.

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EP briefing on ‘EU sanctions on Russia: Overview, impact, challenges

March 15, 2023

The European Parliament has unequivocally condemned Russia’s unjustified aggression against Ukraine, and has since demanded broader and better-enforced sanctions, including a secondary sanctions mechanism, as well as the confiscation of Russian assets frozen by the EU…

EU agrees 10th package of sanctions against Russia

February 24, 2023

The package contains new listings plus trade and financial sanctions, including further export bans worth more than €11 billion, depriving the Russian economy of critical tech and industrial goods. It also steps up enforcement and anti-circumvention measures, including a new…

Dutch Supreme Court judgment on intent in criminal sanctions violations

January 20, 2023

The Dutch Supreme Court confirmed that the applicable standard of proof for “intentional” violations of EU sanctions under Dutch law is generally low. The judgment confirmed that, although the intent of the accused with regard to the constituent elements of the…

EU Parliament calls for more sanctions against Iranian regime

January 19, 2023

EU Parliament urged the EU to expand its sanctions list against Iranian regime to cover all individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations and their family members. The Iranian regime’s blatant disregard for human dignity and the democratic

EU updates sanctions toolbox to include corruption

January 6, 2023

The EU has updated the sanctions toolbox to include corruption and will set a sanctions framework targeting corruption in the Q2 of 2023. The EU’s Russia sanctions will remain in force for as long as the aggression against Ukraine and unlawful occupation/annexation…

EU agrees ninth package of sanctions against Russia

December 16, 2022

The agreed package includes a series of measures intended to hit hard Russian economy and abilities to continue its aggression. The EU will expand the export ban on aviation and the space industry related goods and technology to include aircraft engines and their parts…

EC proposes to criminalise violation of EU sanctions

December 2, 2022

The implementation of EU restrictive measures following the Russian attack on Ukraine shows the complexity of identifying assets owned by oligarchs, who hide them across different jurisdictions through elaborate legal and financial structures…

G7 agreement on a price cap on Russian oil exports

September 2, 2022

The agreement broadens the agreed ban to the entire G7, enabling the continued sale of Russian oil on global markets at low prices. The G7 will now work to establish a broad global coalition to finalise the design and level of the price cap and to implement it jointly, to maximise its effectiveness….

Consolidated list of sanctioned entities

August 29, 2022

This collection from OpenSanctions combines all designated entities from various sanctions lists and represents the broadest set of sanctioned people, companies and other assets that are designated globally. Virtually all sanctions lists are based on the UN Security Council List…

EU Council on violation of sanctions as an EU crime

June 30, 2022

The Council of the EU requested the European Parliament’s consent on a decision to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of ‘EU crimes’ included in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. The EU has adopted a number of restrictive measures in the context of Russia’s..

EC publishes Q&A on latest sanctions

June 3, 2022

Sanctions are targeted at the Russian economy, the Kremlin, its power base and those involved in Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. They aim to impair the Russian government’s ability to finance its war against Ukraine and are calibrated to target those responsible…

EU adopts 6th package of sanctions against Russia