Europe News We are not against sanctions on Belarus, insists Cyprus FM Cyprus insists it does not oppose sanctions against Belarus but wants similar measures slapped on Turkey. 22/09/2020
Europe News Turkey tensions should be taken to Hague - Cyprus' Foreign Minister Cyprus has called for sanctions against Turkey over illegal drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean, but is offering a legal alternative. 22/09/2020
Cyprus Cyprus 'holding up' EU sanctions on Belarus over bloc stance on Turkey European diplomats say Cypriot officials are threatening to veto sanctions against Minsk if the EU does not consider action over a separate dispute in the Mediterranean Sea. 18/09/2020
World News Aung San Suu Kyi suspended from the Sakharov Prize Community The decision by the European Parliament sanctions her lack of action against the ongoing crimes against the Rohingya community in Myanmar. 10/09/2020
Czech Republic China threatens retaliation after Czech delegation visits Taiwan The Czech Foreign Ministry will summon the Chinese ambassador to Prague after threatening statements were made by Beijing against the visit. 31/08/2020
Hungary Hungary urges EU to pursue dialogue with Belarus EU foreign ministers have scheduled a video meeting on Friday to discuss possible sanctions against Belarus. 13/08/2020
China Hong Kong: China sanctions US politicians and pro-democracy groups The number of Americans named by the ministry exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the US last week. 11/08/2020
China US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam The sanctions were authorised by an executive order that President Donald Trump signed recently to levy penalties against China for its efforts to curtail anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. 07/08/2020
Europe News EU issues first ever sanctions against cyber attacks The move to use the full force of the EU's new powers, agreed back in May 2019, was welcomed by the Dutch foreign minister on Twitter 31/07/2020
United Kingdom UK sanctions Russians and Saudis under new human rights powers The UK sanctions target alleged perpetrators in the killings of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as others from Myanmar and North Korea. 06/07/2020
Europe News Venezuela reverses plan to expel EU ambassador Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro had ordered the EU envoy to leave after Brussels hit 11 more Venezuelan officials with sanctions for "undermining democracy and the rule of law". But the decision has now been reversed. 30/06/2020
Syria 'Economic terrorism': Will new US sanctions on Syria bring down Assad? The Syrian economy is already melting down. Now the toughest US sanctions yet target anyone who does business with the Assad government. 17/06/2020
Iran Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: Coronavirus, US unilateral sanctions and Iranian People’s Right to Life ǀ View Iran is the third most severely hit country in the world after China and Italy, yet the latter two, face none of the predicaments that Iran has found itself in. 19/03/2020
Russia Euroviews. A word of advice to Western leaders: talk to Putin but don’t let him gaslight you ǀ View Men like Emmanuel Macron see the last few years of tension as an anomaly, and would like to establish mutually beneficial relations with Vladimir Putin. But if they are not careful, they will end up like all those before them, retreating from Moscow disappointed and disillusioned. 17/03/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. Magnitsky sanctions are coming. What form they’ll take depends on the EU and UK ǀ View What exactly do the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell and UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab mean when they talk about Magnitsky sanctions? The question matters because both have committed to introducing them in their respective jurisdictions in the near future. 23/12/2019
Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction to press on despite US sanctions Construction on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline will press on despite the introduction of US sanctions, the group behind the gas pipe project announced on Saturday. 21/12/2019
France France willing to take Trump to WTO over proposed tariffs French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that there is no legal basis for Trump's tariff threat. 08/12/2019
Iraq More than 20 people killed in attack on protesters in Baghdad The attack came mere hours after the United States moved against three Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders, slapping financial sanctions on them over deadly attacks against protesters. 07/12/2019
Iran Protests erupt in Iran's major cities after petrol price rise Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens of cities across Iran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies and social media said. 16/11/2019
USA Trump orders visa ban for family members of Iranian officials Families of those held in Iran have accused Tehran of "hostage taking" and demanded governments take concerted action. 26/09/2019