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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

Cuba

Rum joint venture defies US sanctions

British company Diageo and a Cuban state company create a joint venture to distribute Santiago de Cuba rum globally, in defiance of US sanctions.

13/08/2019

World

Washington slaps fresh sanctions on Venezuela

The United States has announced fresh sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

07/08/2019

USA

U.S. seizes North Korean ship it accuses of violating sanctions

U.S. seizes North Korean ship it accuses of violating sanctions

10/05/2019

World

US expected to eliminate Iranian oil waivers; China opposes plan

The United States is expected to announce the end of waivers to countries who currently buy oil from Iran. China has responded to the US threat saying bilateral cooperation with Iran is 'in accordance with the law'.

22/04/2019

World News

How might EU trade sanctions on the US hit consumers?

Brussels has drawn up a list of American products it’s ready to target with extra duties, in an ongoing row over aircraft subsidies.

18/04/2019