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
Strengthening the role of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office could become part of a more consistent EU response to sanctions circumvention, especially in cross-border cases.
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
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