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Adoption of agreed EU sanctions over Crimea and eastern Ukraine

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index1The Council has adopted further EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in eastern Ukraine and Crimea by written procedure. The decisions have given legal status to the agreements reached at the Council's Committee of Permanent Representatives on 28-29 July.

Asset freeze and visa ban

Eight persons and three entities and the illegal annexation of Crimea entities have been added to the list. This brings the number of persons and entities under EU restrictions over Ukraine to 95 persons and 23 entities.

Trade and investment restrictions for Crimea and Sevastopol

The Council adopted restrictive measures related to trade and investments linked to a ban on new investment, interdiction of key equipments export and financial and insurance services related to such transactions.

These decisions were adopted by written procedure and will enter into force upon their publication in the EU Official Journal on 30 July.

Economic sanctions

On 29 July, a statement released in the name of the European Union by Herman Van Rompuy and the president of the European Commission, announced a package of significant additional restrictive measures targeting sectoral co-operation and exchanges with the Russian Federation.

The Council is due to adopt the legal acts to enforce these economic sanctions through a separate written procedure on 31 July.

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