Press Release: EU prohibits imports of goods from Crimea and Sevastopol

The Council of the European Union on the 23 June 2014 prohibited the import of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol into the European Union as of 25 June. This decision is part of the EU's non-recognition policy regarding the illegal annexation of Crimea following the European Council of 20/21 March, which condemned the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and stated that it will not recognise it.