EU renews autonomous sanctions against N Korea

The EU Council has extended autonomous sanctions (asset freeze and travel ban) on North Korean individuals and entities for “contributing to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes or for sanctions evasion”. The total number of persons listed autonomously currently stands at 57 individuals and 9 entities. The relevant UNSC Resolutions designating 80 persons and 75 …