On Monday 16 July, the Foreign Affairs Council is expected to adopt restrictive measures against the Maldives given the situation there. In concrete terms, the EU should adopt a framework to be able to impose sanctions on persons and entities that violate human rights, undermine rule of law or obstruct the finding of a political solution in the country.
This decision follows threats from the Council on 26 February this year (see EUROPE 11969). In their conclusions, the ministers had said...