On Monday 18 February, the EU Council decided, without holding a debate, to renew for the duration of one year, the targeted sanctions imposed by the EU on a list of persons and entities close to former President Mugabe (an arms embargo and the freezing of assets held in the EU).
These sanctions will continue to apply to Mr Mugabe, his wife, Grace Mugabe, and the defence industries. It was decided, however, to remove two of the senior members of the security apparatus from the list, namely...