Tag: Sanctions
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EU Blocking Regulation does not protect against US financial repression: Germany and Union powerless
US sanctions against an “Antifa Ost” group are not supposed to apply in Europe, says the German Ministry of Finance – yet they do. This has now also been criticised by two ICC judges at an EU JHA meeting. Despite…
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Brussels plans sanctions regime against “migrant smuggling” with listing for “threat to EU security”
The EU Commission is working with the Council on a new sanctions regime against “migrant smuggling”. Who is to be listed as a “smuggler” and what protective mechanisms apply remains open. The European External Action Service (EEAS) has, together with…