In an interview with Guildhall, Dutch MEP Thijs Reuten said weak enforcement remains one of the key problems of the EU’s sanctions policy against Russia,
Thijs Reuten: Even legally exportable goods must not end up feeding Russia’s war machine
British MP Cameron Thomas: Sanctions against Russia are effective only if violations are punished
Sanctions against Russia risk becoming a symbolic measure rather than a real deterrent unless the West ensures that violations lead to investigations, prosecutions and serious
Frédéric Petit: The weakening of international law undermines sanctions against Russia
Sanctions against Russia remain a powerful instrument of long-term pressure, but their effectiveness is increasingly undermined by the weakening of international law, unilateral political decisions
Pavel Fischer: Europe needs stronger legal tools against sanctions evasion — not relief that gives Moscow fresh money
Czech Senator Pavel Fischer told Guildhall that Europe has already improved coordination on sanctions enforcement, but major legal gaps remain at both national and EU
EU sanctions are strong on paper, but enforcement remains the weakest link — Catarina Vieira
The European Union has adopted strong sanctions against Russia, but their impact is weakened by uneven implementation across Member States, fragmented enforcement and the lack
Reinhold Lopatka: Established sanctions violations should lead to real investigation and prosecution
The effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and Belarus depends not only on adopting restrictions, but on whether proven violations lead to real legal consequences. Without
Jonas Sjöstedt: Violating sanctions against Russia must be treated as complicity in war
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
Roberts Zīle: Europe needs Ukraine as much as Ukraine needs Europe (full interview)
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
EU sanctions still suffer from fragmented enforcement despite legal harmonisation — Sascha Lohmann
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
EU sanctions on Russia need uniform enforcement across the bloc to be effective — Engin Eroglu
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
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