The European Parliament has called for tougher penalties for companies that violate EU sanctions, including the confiscation of all profits gained from such activity, alongside serious fines.
This was stated in a comment to Guildhall by Danish Member of the European Parliament Per Clausen.
According to the MEP, “political will is needed — including the willingness to set aside narrow national interests, such as, for example, the diamond business.” He stressed that it is necessary to ensure that “companies exporting electronics or other goods that ultimately end up in Russian missiles and so on are held accountable.”
According to him, such accountability should be ensured “including by imposing financial punishment under which all profits gained from such activity are confiscated from them, in addition to serious financial penalties.” Clausen noted: “As long as this appears financially beneficial, some unscrupulous companies will continue exporting, including when they know or suspect that their components are ending up in the hands of the Russian military.”
At the same time, as the MEP stressed, “until states in practice really begin to prioritize sanctions enforcement, this will remain a problem.” In his assessment, in order to make this a real priority, “we need political will, including the willingness each time to look one step further.”
Earlier, a member of the Lithuanian Seimas stated that the criminalization of sanctions circumvention should cover the entire chain of those involved. He also advocated expanding the powers of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in order to strengthen the fight against the circumvention of EU sanctions.
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