The EU sanctions regime will remain formalistic unless liability for its violation extends to the entire chain of involved actors. Punishment must be inevitable and
Russia’s repeated claims that it is ready to end the war against Ukraine should not be taken at face value, Czech MEP Veronika Vrecionová argues
Sanctions against Russia will remain strategically weak unless the European Union closes the gap between identifying violations and actually punishing them, Swedish MEP Jonas Sjöstedt
Ukraine’s future in Europe is not only a matter of solidarity with a country at war, but a question of Europe’s own strategic future, Roberts
Even after the EU’s April 2024 directive defining criminal offences and minimum penalties for violations of Union restrictive measures, sanctions enforcement across the bloc remains
The effectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia depends not on identifying a single weak point, but on ensuring consistent and uniform implementation across all member
The central weakness of the European Union’s sanctions policy against Russia lies not only in inconsistent enforcement, but in the absence of sufficiently broad political
The central weakness of the European Union’s sanctions policy against Russia lies not in the absence of restrictions, but in the failure to turn documented
Before stepping up sanctions enforcement, the European Union should simplify the mechanism for imposing sanctions itself. This was stated in a comment to Guildhall by
The European Union has built a strong sanctions framework against Russia, but its effectiveness ultimately depends on real enforcement. The main problem today is that