On 8 September 2026, the UK government designated five settlers under the existing Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 and announced that it will introduce a new sanctions regime targeting settlements in the occupied West Bank over the next six to nine months, under the powers conferred to it by the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The announcement formed part of a coordinated cross-jurisdictional effort and was made alongside a joint statement by the UK and 11 other countries, including France, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden. These countries committed…
On 19 March 2025, the European Commission (“EC”), in collaboration with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, published the Joint White Paper on the Future of European Defence (the “White Paper”), available here. As outlined in the White Paper, the EU is embarking on an ambitious journey: bolstering its defence capabilities through the “REARM Europe” initiative (as announced by the President of the European Commission here. The REARM Europe initiative is…
On 18 October 2024, the Dutch government announced supplemental controls for exports of certain emerging technology items from the Netherlands. These controls will enter into force on 1 December 2024 and will be implemented through the Dutch Regulations Supplemental Controls to the Dual-Use Regulation (Regeling aanvullende controlemaatregelen op de Verordening producten voor tweeërlei gebruik, the “Dutch Regulations”). The official text of the Dutch Regulations is available here. Scope of Unilaterally Controlled Items The Dutch Regulations…