On Monday 13 December the EU Council adopted the legal framework for imposing targeted sanctions on those who have obstructed Mali’s transition since the military coup of 24 May.
This legal framework will allow the EU to impose sanctions autonomously, whereas until now it has only been able to transpose sanctions decided by the United Nations into its legislation (see EUROPE B12851A18, B12832A3).
The EU sanctions will consist of a travel ban to the EU for identified individuals and an...