EU restrictive measures in relation to suspects in the blow of the sovereignty of Ukraine will be valid until March 2016

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Member States (Coreper) decided to extend until March 2016 of individual sanctions against citizens of Russia and Ukraine, responsible, responsible for the separation of territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The decision will be finally approved by the EU Council on September 14, but, according to the source in the EU, the “political decision has been made”.

The fact that the ambassadors of the countries -member of the European Union at a meeting in Brussels came to an agreement on the extension of sanctions was told to Russian news agencies diplomatic interlocutors in the EU structures. They recommended extending individual sanctions for six months. Given that the period of sanctions expires on September 15, it is about extension until March 15, 2016.

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“Now the technical group will carry out technical and legislative work so that the EU Council can make a final decision until September 15,” a source in the EU told RIA Novosti , adding that “a political decision has been made”, and the composition of the sanctions list will practically not change - only one person who is no longer alive will be excluded from it.

The European Union imposed individual sanctions against citizens of Russia and Ukraine, responsible, according to the EU, for undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine in March 2014. Then the Europeans repeatedly expanded the list, and in March 2015 extended the action of measures until September 15. Now in the sanctions list there are 150 people and 37 legal entities.

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