Nota Bene Episode 115: European Q1 Check In: Brexit, Digital Markets Act, and the New Europe with Oliver Heinisch
On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10962 following the investigation by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 of imports of copper in all forms and...more
In light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK and EU, in close collaboration with their G7 partners, have continued to exert economic pressure on Russia through an array of sanctions. In this bulletin, we...more
EU’s 12th Sanctions Package - On 19 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) together with the Commission published its 12th round of sanctions....more
K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more
On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States (U.S.), the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), the Group of Seven (G7), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and other authorities...more
On February 24, 2023, the US government announced a new round of trade actions targeting goods and entities from Russia. The new actions, which coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...more
On February 5, 2023, the G7 announced that the “price cap” on western-backed seaborne trades of Russian-origin petroleum products to third countries would be set at $45 per barrel ($45/bbl) for Discount to Crude petroleum...more
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so too does Russia’s isolation from the West. Member nations of the Group of Seven (G7)—the United States (U.S.), Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom...more
Oil price cap - The oil price cap has been co-ordinated by the G7 in order to make EU, UK and US services (including (re)insurance) available to third country importers and exporters as long as the price paid for...more
Russian Oil Price Cap - The G7 has agreed to a U.S.-led coalition to impose a price cap on Russian oil exports to stem Russian profits from sales of oil to fuel its war efforts against Ukraine. On September 2, 2022, the...more
On September 2, 2022, the G7 Finance Ministers issued a statement confirming their intention to implement a price cap with respect to Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products in response to Russia’s continued invasion...more
On Friday, March 11, 2022, President Biden, in coordination with G7 leaders in the United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, and Japan, announced another round of economic actions aimed at further isolating the Russian economy...more
Last week, the United States continued to impose sweeping restrictive measures in response to the conflict in Ukraine, including measures targeting imports of certain Russian energy and “signature” products into the United...more
Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead - "Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more