EU statement on third country alignment with EU sanctions amendments to four regimes
11 November 2026
New Africa/Shutterstock.comThe EU has issued statements confirming that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine have aligned with four sanctions updates. The changes and additional countries aligned with each update are set out below.
- Chemical weapons: renewal of the sanctions regime under Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 for 5 years. The regime currently lists 31 people and 6 entities. Also aligned: Liechtenstein, Moldova and Norway.
- Transnistria (Moldova): renewal of the sanctions regime under Decision 2010/573/CFSP for one year. Also aligned: Norway and Serbia.
- North Korea: addition of 3 people and 4 entities to the sanctions list under Regulation (EU) 2017/1509. Also aligned: Liechtenstein, Moldova, Norway and Serbia.
- ISIL: renewal of the sanctions regime under Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 for one year. Also aligned: Armenia, Liechtenstein, Moldova and Serbia.
