German EPP MEP and Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister told Guildhall that Russia’s repeated violations of the sovereignty and
Italian S&D MEP Giorgio Gori told Guildhall that Russia’s actions toward Georgia and Armenia should be recognized as part of a systematic policy of imperial
Belgian Renew Europe MEP Yvan Verougstraete told Guildhall that Russia’s actions toward Georgia and Armenia reflect a broader Kremlin strategy aimed at preserving zones of
German Green MEP Michael Bloss told Guildhall that Russia is using pressure, dependency and energy leverage to undermine the sovereignty of Georgia and Armenia, arguing
The European Union needs a unified approach to ensuring compliance with sanctions, in which common rules and the sanctions effect are formed at the EU
Expanding the powers of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office could strengthen pan-European investigative mechanisms, including in the areas of sanctions violations and large-scale corruption. This
Investigations into violations of the sanctions regime should be centralized at the European Union level and transferred to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, since such
The European Union should already be preparing to create new tools for monitoring compliance with sanctions, including expanding the powers of a special prosecutor for
In an interview with Guildhall, Dutch MEP Thijs Reuten said weak enforcement remains one of the key problems of the EU’s sanctions policy against Russia,
Romania’s current political crisis may not bring AUR directly into government, but it could give the far-right party de facto power over the political agenda