Thursday, December 10, 2015

EU Postpones Renewal Of Russian Economic Sanctions

European Union nations postponed a decision December 9 on renewing the bloc's economic sanctions against Russia after Italy called for a debate on the matter.

Ambassadors from the 28 member states had been expected to agree on a six-month extension of the sanctions, which expire at the end of January, at a meeting in Brussels without any debate.

But Rome said the matter should be decided by EU leaders who meet next week in Brussels. Italy and some other southern European states have shown some reluctance to maintaining the sanctions, which have packed a powerful economic punch.

The sanctions, which were imposed over Moscow's annexation of Crimea and support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, target Russia's banking, oll, and defense industries. They were originally introduced in mid-2014.

Poland, the Baltic states and some other eastern European nations have taken a harder line on maintaining the sanctions.
[Based on reporting by AFP, Reuters, and ANSA]
 rferl.org

10/12/15

1 comment:

  1. Sanctions contre la Russie: report de la décision de l'UE...

    (Belga) L'UE a reporté, à la demande de l'Italie, sa décision sur la prolongation des sanctions économiques contre la Russie, prises dans le cadre du conflit ukrainien, ont indiqué mercredi des sources diplomatiques européennes.

    Réunis à Bruxelles, les ambassadeurs des 28 Etats membres devaient acter sans débat l'extension de 6 mois des sanctions imposées en 2014 pour punir Moscou de son implication présumée aux côtés des séparatistes prorusses dans l'est de l'Ukraine. Mais, au début de la réunion, l'Italie a réclamé un report de la décision à la semaine prochaine, lors du sommet européen prévu les 17 et 18 décembre à Bruxelles, selon des sources européennes concordantes..........rtl.be

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