As a reaction to the decision by the Russian Federation to proceed with the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities, and the subsequent decision to send Russian troops into
Importers of iron and steel goods into the European Union will have to prove that the material they have used isn't sourced from Russia, the EU said June 23, as part of the 11th package of sanctions against Moscow. The bloc first banned the import of key iron and steel products from ...
The EU Commission has updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on the Import, Purchase and Transfer of Listed Goods. In particular the FAQs explain what the newly introduced status of “partner countries for the importation of iron and steel” in Art. 3g(1)(d) means for the import and purchase of...
while carving out activities necessary for essential supplies to the EU. It imposes a broad prohibition on dealings with 12 Russian State Owned Enterprises ("SOEs") and related affiliates. New trade sanctions target imports
The European Union has approved a new round of sanctions against Russia. Leaders agreed to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, with Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic secured from exemptions due to the pipeline imports they rely on. The embargo on crude oil ...
” Prior to the 12th sanctions package, the EU professional services ban did not apply to the provision of services intended for the exclusive use of Russian subsidiaries of EU and partner-country companies (so-called intra-group exemption). The 12th sanctions package amended this exemption to ...
EU adopts 9th package of Russia sanctions On 16 December 2022 the EU adopted the 9th package of Russian sanctions. A number of Regulations and Decisions were published (full details can befound here) but of particular significance for members is Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2474 which further ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to go ahead with sanctions on four senior Russian officials in response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, two EU diplomats said, allowing preparations for listings to begin. No names were discussed d...
Four Russian state media outlets will be added to the European Union's blacklist, while other measures for the 14th sanctions package against Moscow are still in the early stages of discussion following a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday (15 May).
The sanctions, which will kick in after a nine-month transition period, fall short of an outright ban on Russian LNG shipments. This partly reflects the fact that EU members are themselves still allowed to buy LNG fromMoscow- even though the bloc has set a target of p...