What’s New? The European Union and the United Kingdom remain committed “to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin” by way of imposing further sanctions as Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine enters the fourth year. Within a...more
2/28/2025
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Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
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Syria ,
UK
With the introduction of the 14th sanctions package, entities established in the European Union are required to ‘undertake their best efforts to ensure’ that non-EU subsidiaries they own or control do not undermine EU...more
12/2/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
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Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions
On June 24, 2024, the European Union adopted its 14th sanctions package (implemented by EU Regulations 2024/1745 and 2024/1739). While the focus of this package was to curb the violation and circumvention of sanctions through...more
7/8/2024
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Divestment ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement ,
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Exports ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Transportation Industry ,
UK ,
Ukraine
From June 20, 2024, EU companies with a presence in Russia will no longer be able to rely on the “partner countries” exemption and will be required to obtain, or rely on, a licence to provide business services and/or software...more
6/7/2024
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France ,
General Licenses ,
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Italy ,
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Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The European Union and the United Kingdom continue to tighten sanctions against Russia, particularly in the wake of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sudden death of Russian opposition leader...more
4/8/2024
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Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Foreign Policy ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
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UK ,
Ukraine