The Council of the EU adopted on Friday 3 June sanctions against twelve additional individuals and eight companies for their role in the ongoing internal repression and human rights violations in Belarus.
This is the sixth package adopted by the EU Council since October 2020.
The new lists include senior officials, including the Chair of the Belarusian Central Commission for Elections and National Referendums, Ihar Karpenka, businessmen and their families, members of the judiciary,...