Al-Gama’s al-Islamiyya Egypt wins challenge to EU terrorism sanctions

The General Court of the EU has annulled the maintenance of Al-Gama’s al-Islamiyya Egypt on the EU terrorist asset freeze list pursuant to Common Position 2001/931.  Unlike the EU’s country sanctions regimes, the EU’s terrorism list requires a determination by a national authority that an organisation is involved in terrorist activities.  The Court held that there was insufficient basis for...