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Sanctions Profile: Egypt
At a glance
EU sanctions (asset freeze) relating to Egypt were first imposed in 2011, by Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011, in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
On 15 March 2021, the EU adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2021/445 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/449, which revoked the framework imposing sanctions on individuals identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Egyptian state funds.
News
ECJ annuls Mubarak et al EU Egypt sanctions designations
The EU General Court has confirmed the unlawfulness of the EU sanctions, on Hosni Mubarak (deceased) and his relatives, Gamal Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Heidy Rasekh, Khadiga El Gammal and Suzanne Saleh Thabet (Cases T335/18, T338/18 and T327/19). A previous judgment of the European Court of Justice annulled the family’s 2016 and 2017 listings, and Hosni Mubarak’s 2018 listing (previous post). …
Egypt
EU revokes Egypt misappropriation sanctions regime & delists 9
The EU Council has revoked its framework that established a sanctions regime against people identified as responsible for the misappropriation of state funds in Egypt. As a result, sanctions currently targeting 9 Egyptian nationals will be lifted. The framework was first introduced in 2011 in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. The press release says that the EU’s sanctions are …
ECJ annuls Mubarak et al Egypt misappropriation sanctions listings
The European Court of Justice (the EU appeals court) has overturned the lower court judgments and has annulled the inclusion of Hosni Mubarak, the former President of Egypt, his wife Suzanne Thabet, their sons Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, and their sons’ wives Khadiga El Gammal and Heddy Rassekh, on the EU’s Egypt sanctions. All previous EU judgments on the Egypt …
Third countries align with EU Bosnia & Herzegovina and Egypt sanctions
On 23 March 2020, the EU Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/435, which renewed its sanctions regime on Bosnia & Herzegovina for 1 year (see post). North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Georgia have aligned themselves with this decision. The countries listed above, as well as Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Norway, Ukraine and Moldova have also aligned themselves with the …
Bosnia & Herzegovina
EU renews Egypt sanctions for 1 year
The EU has renewed sanctions on Egypt for 1 year until 22 March 2021. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/416 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/418. The Council has amended President’s Mubarak’s entry to say that he has died, but his “activities are subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in …
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011
Amended by:
Council Regulation (EU) No 1099/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/490
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/491
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/465
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/459
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/416
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/445
Consolidated
Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP
Amended by: