2024-09-28 18:48:28
11 non-EU states, including Armenia and Azerbaijan, joined the EU Council’s decision to extend the so-called European Magnitsky list for another year, which Brussels imposed on charges of “serious violations of human rights”, the EU Foreign Policy Service notes. in a statement by Chief Josep Borrell.
Within the framework of this regime, a ban on entering the EU and a freeze on financial assets in the territory of the EU countries have been introduced for the citizens, security forces and companies of Iran, China, North Korea, Russia, Syria and other countries.
“On December 4, the EU Council extended the current ban measures for another 12 months, until December 8, 2024, and clarified the list of persons and entities subject to restrictions. Candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as European Free Trade Area members Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway joined this decision of the EU Council. Armenia and Azerbaijan also joined the document,” Borel said.