Sanctions

French lawyer questions effectiveness of EU sanctions oversight as cases pile up in Luxembourg courts

A prominent French lawyer has warned that the European Union’s sanctions review system now allows targeted individuals to win their cases repeatedly yet remain...

Georgia and FBI team up to arrest international fugitive, allegedly a Russian citizen, for sanction violations

On 5 June, Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announced the arrest of an individual sought internationally for multiple serious offences. This significant operation...

Russian court orders Euroclear to pay €220 billion compensation for frozen assets

On 15 May, a Russian court issued a ruling requiring the Belgian financial group Euroclear to pay approximately €220 billion in damages for the...

EU sanctions target Russians over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children

On Monday, the European Union sanctioned 16 officials accused of aiding Russia in the abduction of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Many of...

EU sanctions Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers, but fails to increase pressure on Israel

On Monday, the European Union reached a unanimous decision to implement new sanctions targeting the leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the...

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