The European Parliament has agreed with Member States on a draft law that would criminalize EU sanctions violations and harmonize enforcement across the 27-nation bloc.
At present, while sanctions are adopted at the EU level, enforcement relies on individual Member States, among which definitions of sanctions violation and associated penalties do vary.
The new directive “defines the circumvention of sanctions and ensures this is a punishable offence,” Parliament said. “Examples include co...
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