On Thursday 8 June, the EU Council added 14 people and 4 entities to its list of sanctions on North Korea.
This involves transposing new lists imposed by UN Security Council resolution 2356 (2017) – a resolution adopted on 2 June 2017 in response to North Korea's ongoing nuclear-weapon and ballistic missile-development activities. The decision was adopted by written procedure and was published in the EU Official Journal on 9 June.
The sanctions – an assets freeze and visa ban –...