On Thursday 17 May, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, announced that the European institution was to start the preparatory work, this Friday 18 May, to amend the 1996 regulation, known as the ‘blocking statutes’, to add the new American sanctions against Iran.
During the informal dinner in Sofia the day before, the European leaders gave the Commission their blessing to be ready to act whenever European interests are affected, the President of the European...