The EU Council has today made its first designations in respect of Burundi by the designation of four Burundian nationals whose activities are said to be undermining democracy in Burundi or obstructing efforts to achieve a political solution to the current crisis in Burundi, pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763. The individuals are:  • Godefroid BIZIMANA  • Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA alias NDAKUGARIKA  • Mathias/Joseph NIYONZIMA alias KAZUNGU  • Léonard NGENDAKUMANA  The individuals have not…

The EU has implemented Regulation (EU) 2015/1324 amending Regulation (EU) 204/2011. In doing so, the EU has made a further exception to its arms embargo on Libya for military equipment that will not be used for internal repression and is intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government and is approved in advance by the UN sanctions committee on Libya. Regulation (EU) 2015/1324 also made some minor changes to the wording of…

On 8 June 2015, the Council of the European Union announced that it proposed to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015) of 14 April 2015 and impose travel bans and asset freezes on two additional Yemeni individuals over their actions against Yemen’s peace and stability, and impose an arms embargo against those who are subject to these restrictions in respect of Yemen (which also covers the provision of technical and financial assistance related to military…

The European Council’s formal conclusions following its meeting on Monday 16 March confirm that the EU will introduce, “in full coordination” with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2174, sanctions against those who “threaten the peace, stability or security in Libya, or who undermine its political transition”.  The Council emphasises for a “decisive breakthrough” in the UN-facilitated political dialogue, describing Libya as being “at a crossroads”, and calls on “all regional actors and neighbours of Libya…