The
European Union Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) on Wednesday
approved the proposed six-month extension of individual sanctions against 146
Russian and Ukrainian individuals and 37 companies which the EU considers to be
responsible for the crisis in eastern Ukraine, an EU diplomat told Interfax in
Brussels.
These restrictive measures must now be approved by the
EU Council and the legal act will be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union. Since the previous extended period expires on September 15, the
Council will make a decision in the very near future, the source said, adding
that no date has yet been set.
The decision will be made on a written procedure,
without the matter being put to any of the Council sessions, he also said. No
changes were proposed to the sanctions list, he said.
At issue is the EU Council resolution, initially
approved March 17, 2014 and subsequently extended and amended. The new
resolution will remain in effect until March 15, 2017.
Individual sanctions consist of freezing of the
person's financial assets at banks in EU countries and banning travel to the
European Union.
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