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Maya Lester KC

EU rejects Moshe Kantor’s Russia delisting case

16/01/2025 — The EU General Court has rejected Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor’s application in Case T-748/22 to annul the acts designating and maintaining him on the EU’s...
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Michael O'Kane

US removes Cuba from terrorism list & suspends claims under Helms-Burton Act

15/01/2025 — President Biden has eased some of the restrictions imposed by the US on Cuba. He has: removed Cuba from its State Sponsor of Terrorism...
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Michael O'Kane

US continues sanctions & national emergency with respect to West Bank

15/01/2025 — President Biden has extended Executive Order 14115 for a further 12 months – press release. EO 14115 declared a national emergency with respect to...
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Michael O'Kane

Netherlands to tighten export controls on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment

15/01/2025 — In April 2025, the Netherlands will modify its export controls on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The modification will add further types of technology to...
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In focusRussia sanctions

Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

 

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Maya Lester KC

EU may ban imports to the EU of Russian aluminium

15/01/2025 — The European Commission intends to ban imports of Russian primary aluminium as part of the EU’s 16th sanctions package against Russia. Currently the EU...
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Maya Lester KC

US adds 37 Chinese companies to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list

15/01/2025 — The US Department of Homeland Security has added 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act  Entity List. Among those listed are: Donghai...
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Maya Lester KC

UK Supreme Court hears first UK Russia sanctions de-listing case – Shvidler hearing today

15/01/2025 — The UK Supreme Court is hearing Eugene Shvidler’s appeal in his 2022 designation on the UK’s Russia list. High Court judgment August 2023 and...
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Michael O'Kane

US bans components used in connected cars from being imported from Russia or China

15/01/2025 — The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced a final rule which prohibits certain transactions involving the sale or import of “connected...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Court rejects Russian MegaFon telecoms sanctions challenge

15/01/2025 — The General Court has rejected MegaFon’s challenge to its February 2023 designation and the subsequent acts maintaining it in Case T-193/23 – press release....
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Michael O'Kane

3rd countries align with EU sanctions on Russia & Belarus

14/01/2025 — Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine have aligned themselves with 2 EU decisions concerning sanctions against Belarus and Ukraine....
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Maya Lester KC

EU countries call for lowering of G7 price cap on Russia

14/01/2025 — Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have called for the G7 to lower its price cap on Russian oil in a letter sent...
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Michael O'Kane

Ukraine sanctions 75 people and 65 entities

14/01/2025 — Ukraine has designated 75 people and 65 entities on its personal special economic and other restrictive measures list. 63 of the entities were incorporated...

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