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EU sanctions on the Republic of Guinea were first introduced in 2009, by Common Position 2009/788/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009, in response to “the violent crackdown by security forces on political demonstrators in Conakry on 28 September [2009]”.
Last month, the EU Council adopted Decision 2020/1556, which renewed for 1 year targeted sanctions on the Republic of Guinea. The following countries have aligned themselves with that decision: North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Ukraine, and Moldova. Press release.
The EU has adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556, which renews its sanctions (asset freeze and travel ban) in respect of the Republic of Guinea for 1 year until 27 October 2021.
In October, the EU adopted: Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1663, which renewed sanctions against 3 Libyan nationals for 6 months; Council Decision CFSP 2019/1720, which established a new sanctions regime against Nicaragua in view of the recent human rights abuses in the region (see post); Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1721, and Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1722, which renewed for 1 year restrictive measures …
The UK has published legislation to transfer its sanctions on Burundi and the Republic of Guinea, which implement EU sanctions, into standalone UK sanctions regimes upon Brexit. The purpose of this change is to ensure that the UK is able to operate its own sanctions regimes in relation to the two countries after it leaves the EU. The UK has …
Chemical Weapons: Last month, the EU adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544, which established a new sanctions regime targeting the use and proliferation of chemical weapons (see previous blog). The following countries have aligned themselves with that Decision: Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Norway, and Georgia. See EU Press Release. Moldova, Rep of Guinea & Burundi: Last month, the...
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