For real punishment for sanctions violations, the EU must ensure more consistent enforcement, under which serious violations lead to criminal cases. This was stated in
EU sanctions are already inflicting serious damage on Russia; however, for violations of the sanctions regime to genuinely lead to real punishment, the European Union
Sanctions evasion must be treated in the EU as a criminal offense, not as a secondary violation. EU member states need to fully implement the
Expanding the mandate of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to include cases involving violations of sanctions against Russia and Belarus could become an important part
The EU sanctions regime should provide for liability not only for direct violators, but for the entire chain of participants involved in sanctions circumvention. This
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
For established cases of sanctions violations to actually lead to investigations and punishment, EU countries need not only to expand due diligence requirements but also
Liability for circumventing EU sanctions should extend not only to direct violators, but also to the entire chain of involved individuals and companies, including intermediaries
The main problem with the EU sanctions regime lies not in one narrow failure, but in a combination of deliberately preserved exemptions, the absence of
For the EU sanctions regime to be effective, enforcement should extend to the entire chain of involved participants, including entities from third countries, if they