On June 23, 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted a new, eleventh package of restrictive measures (Package) to ensure that EU sanctions against Russia are better enforced and
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On Nov. 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of so-called “EU crimes” set out in
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On Oct. 6, 2022, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a new, eighth package of measures (Package) primarily intended to reinforce pressure on the government of the Russian
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To make it easier to investigate, prosecute, and punish violations of restrictive measures in all EU Member States, on May 25, 2022, the European Commission (Commission) proposed making the violation
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has adopted a wide range of sanctions against Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies, including restrictions on export and access to financial markets.
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