The EU is discussing abandoning the practice of adopting sanctions…
The EU is discussing abandoning the practice of adopting sanctions in 'packages' to avoid vetoes by certain countries — FT Financial restrictions may become more targeted: they can be coordinated individually or in small thematic packages.
Consensus
- The European Union is exploring changes to its sanction approval process to reduce the influence of national vetoes.
- The 21st package of sanctions against Russia was recently adopted after delays caused by Greece's objections.
- Greece opposed restrictions on transporting Russian LNG, citing harm to its company Dynagas.
- The EU has introduced targeted financial sanctions affecting individuals, companies, ships, banks, refineries, mining, and metallurgy sectors.
- Future sanctions may be implemented in smaller thematic or individual packages rather than large consolidated ones.
Points of divergence
- One of the proposed measures involves introducing sanctions on individuals or small thematic groups instead of broad, publicity-driven packages. — interfax
- The 21st sanction package may be the last one adopted in a bundled format, according to an official source cited by FT. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (2 sources)
- EU wants to limit the use of veto power when coordinating sanctions — Интерфакс
- EU discusses abandoning sanctions 'packages' to avoid vetoes by some countries — FT — The Insider