Advocate General in the EU court says Venezuela should have standing to challenge sanctions

Advocate General Hogan (the Irish Advocate General in the European Court of Justice) has given his Opinion in Case C-872/19 P (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v Council) in an appeal by the Venezuelan state against a refusal by the General Court to annul various provisions in the EU’s sanctions on Venezuela in Regulation (EU) 2017/2063. The press release is here. …