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
Although EU sanctions have already cost Russia significant losses, for the sanctions regime to become an effective mechanism of real punishment, the European Union needs
The effectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus depends not only on the restrictive measures themselves, but also on their practical enforcement, including criminal
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 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
Every serious violation of the sanctions regime should lead not only to the exposure of the scheme, but also to real consequences — coordinated investigation,
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 call to involve the European Prosecutor more actively in matters related to sanctions violations is legitimate and justified, since the sanctions regime is part