The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced on Monday 9 December the agreement of Member States' foreign ministers for the launch of preparatory work on a European sanctions regime regarding serious human rights violations around the world.
“This will give the EU the equivalent of the US Magnitsky Act”, he told the media. According to Mr Borrell, this regime will be a specific action to strengthen the EU's action in the field of...