EU Sanctions Against Russia, Belarus, and Iran: Description, Institutions, and Targets - P, Ejercicios de Derecho Civil

¡Descarga EU Sanctions Against Russia, Belarus, and Iran: Description, Institutions, and Targets - P y más Ejercicios en PDF de Derecho Civil solo en Docsity! Práctica 2, case 2 1. Could you describe them? The EU has imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia in response to the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and the illegal annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. They add to existing measures imposed on Russia since 2014 following the annexation of Crimea and the non-implementation of the Minsk agreements. Sanctions include targeted restrictive measures (individual sanctions), economic sanctions and visa measures. The aim of the economic sanctions is to impose severe consequences on Russia for its actions and to effectively thwart Russian abilities to continue the aggression. The individual sanctions target people responsible for supporting, financing or implementing actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine or who benefit from these actions. The EU has also adopted sanctions against: • Belarus, in response to its involvement in the invasion of Ukraine • Iran, in relation to the use of Iranian drones in the Russian aggression against Ukraine 2. Wich institution in the EU adopted those sanctions? Sanctions are more effective if a broad range of international partners are involved. The EU has worked closely over the last few weeks with like-minded partners such as the United States in order to coordinate sanctions. The EU is working with the World Bank Group, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) and other international partners to prevent Russia from obtaining financing from such institutions. To coordinate this international effort, the newly formed Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force allows the EU to cooperate with the G7 countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – as well as with Australia, to ensure sanctions are implemented. Although the EU works closely with many partners, each of these non-EU countries decides unilaterally which sanctions it will impose.