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The EU imposed sanctions on Tunisia at the start of 2011, by Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011, following the Tunisian Revolution which led to the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The EU has adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2022/149 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/154, which amend its Tunisia sanctions framework to set out the conditions upon which the assets of a person designated over the misappropriation of Tunisian State funds can continue to be frozen after their death. The amendments provide: Where a criminal conviction for the misappropriation of State funds …
The EU has renewed its Tunisia sanctions for 1 year until 31 January 2022, which targets those responsible for the misappropriation of Tunisian state funds. The listing information concerning 2 people has also been amended. In addition, the EU has delisted 4 people from its Tunisia sanctions: Bouthaina Bent Moncef Ben Mohamed Trabelsi; Nabil Ben Abderrazek Ben Mohamed Trabelsi; Akrem …
On 27 January 2020, the EU Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/117, which renewed the EU’s sanctions on Tunisia for 1 year. Those measures designate 48 people said to be responsible for the misappropriation of state funds. The following countries have aligned themselves with this decision: North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia. …
The EU has renewed its Tunisia sanctions for 1 year until 31 January 2021, which target 48 people determined to be responsible for the misappropriation of Tunisian state funds. The Council have also amended the listings to be supplemented with information regarding the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection. See Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/115 …
Today (29 January), the EU extended its Tunisia sanctions for 1 year, until 31 January 2020, targeting those responsible for the misappropriation of Tunisian state funds. The EU also removed Mohamed Mabrouk from that sanctions list (he recently failed in his application to annul his 2017 and 2018 listings before the EU General Court – see previous blog). See Council Decision (CFSP)...
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