Der Rat der Europäischen Union hat am 21.12.2015 auf seiner Website bekanntgegeben, dass die Staats- und Regierungschefs der EU die Sanktionen gegen Russland bis zum 31.07.2016 verlängern. Die Sanktionen waren ursprünglich am 31.07.2014 als Antwort auf Russlands Aktionen in der Ostukraine erlassen worden.
Weiterhin heißt es in der Pressemitteilung der EU:
“On 22 June 2015, the Council prolonged the duration of the measures by six months until 31 January 2016. This followed an agreement in the European Council in March 2015, when EU leaders linked the duration of the sanctions to the complete implementation of the Minsk agreements, which was foreseen to take place by 31 December 2015.
However, since the Minsk agreements will not be fully implemented by 31 December 2015, the duration of the sanctions has been prolonged whilst the Council continues its assessment of progress in implementation.
The measures originally imposed in July 2014 were reinforced in September 2014. They target certain exchanges with Russia in the financial, energy and defence sectors and in the area of dual-use goods.”
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Russia: EU prolongs economic sanctions by six months
Measures targeting sectoral cooperation and exchanges with Russia
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