New set of sanctions against Russia
By Martin Banks EU member states have adopted a wide-ranging new package of economic and individual restrictive measures against Russia.
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WORLD
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EUROPE 
August 30, 2023 EU mulls sanctions against Niger junta
Toledo, Spain – Following in the footsteps of the West African regional body ECOWAS, the EU aims to slap the same sanctions on the junta that seized power in Niger several weeks ago, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed in Toledo, Spain on Wednesday (30 August).
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CYPRUS
May 10, 2023 Nicosia gets details on sanctions
The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides has announced that Cypriot authorities have received the first package of information from the US regarding natural and legal persons included in the US sanctions list, with two more packages expected soon.
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CYPRUS
May 7, 2023 Cypriot firms struggle with sanctions
The business registrar in the Republic of Cyprus has been flooded with requests from companies scrambling to make changes to their structures, after hundreds of firms on the island saw their assets frozen due to new sanctions targeting agencies viewed by Washington and London as “Russian enablers.”
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WORLD
June 19, 2022 Lithuania says sanctions on goods to Kaliningrad take effect
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuanian authorities said a ban on the transit through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad of goods that are subject to EU sanctions was to take effect from Saturday.
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UK NEWS
June 13, 2022 Universities face sanctions if they allow Chinese influence to curb free speech
Universities will be sanctioned if they allow China to influence what is said on campus, under new laws proposed by the Education Secretary.
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ECONOMY
March 5, 2022 How sanctions are crippling the economy of ‘Fortress Russia’
A shuttered stock market, close to default, business boycotts and a rush to the cash machines: the Russia economy is on its knees just eight days into the invasion.
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EUROPE
November 6, 2021 EU prepared to issue sanctions over Tigray war, officials confirm
The EU is prepared to issue sanctions against those responsible for the war and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray province, EU officials confirmed to EURACTIV on Thursday (5 November).
