What ‘Sanctions’ Mean? An Overview on EU Restrictive Measures

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Series Details No.2, 2014
Publication Date July 2014
ISSN 2190-6122
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Within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the European Union applies restrictive measures in pursuit of the specific CFSP objectives set out in the Treaty on European Union (see particularly Article 11). This article provides an overview of EU sanctions policy.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.libertas-institut.com/de/EUFAJ/eufaj_2_2014.pdf
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ESO: Background information: EU sanctions to exclude Russia from capital markets http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-sanctions-to-exclude-russia-from-capital-markets/
EU: EEAS: Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP): Sanctions http://eeas.europa.eu/cfsp/sanctions/index_en.htm
Council of the European Union: Factsheet, 29.04.14: EU restrictive measures http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/135804.pdf
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