The European Parliament called on the EU authorities to stop confiscating cars and personal belongings from arriving Russians

The EU authorities should reconsider their approach to implementing sanctions against Russia and, in particular, stop confiscating cars and personal belongings from incoming Russians. This is stated in the resolution adopted by the European Parliament. According to current EU legislation, European Parliament resolutions are advisory in nature and are not binding on European authorities.

“The European Parliament calls on the European Commission to reconsider its interpretation of sanctions, which leads to the seizure and confiscation of personal belongings and vehicles for personal use, and emphasizes that such excessive enforcement of sanctions discredits their purpose, as well as the sanctions instrument itself,” the European Parliament resolution says.

In September, the European Commission published clarifications stating that the import of cars registered in Russia, electronic gadgets, cosmetics and other personal items by Russian citizens into the EU territory is a violation of sanctions imposed against Russia.

introduced a ban on the entry of cars with Russian license plates After this, the authorities of Norway , Lithuania , Latvia , Estonia , Poland , Finland , Germany , the Czech Republic and Bulgaria . Several cases of confiscation of personal cars from Russians who tried to drive them into EU countries were also reported.

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