In its meeting today, the EU Foreign Affairs Council (“FAC”) decided to “step up, as a matter of urgency, its external action on countering terrorism in particular in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, including Yemen, and North Africa, in particular also Libya, and the Sahel” in response to the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In the formal conclusions of the meeting, the FAC reiterated the EU’s “strong support to relevant resolutions of…
On 6 February 2015, the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) warned of unspecified “further steps” if the Shia Houthi rebels who have taken power in Yemen do not return to UN-led negotiations on a democratic transition. Members of the UNSC said they were “gravely concerned” and called on the Houthi rebels “in the strongest terms” to abide by the agreements providing for a Yemeni-led democratic transition. The UNSC also called for the immediate release of…
On Friday, 19 December, the EU formally adopted a financial sanctions regime against Yemen, by introducing designated party (“DP”) controls against individuals and entities identified by the relevant UN Sanctions Committee as engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Yemen. In line with DP controls introduced in respect of other sanctions regimes, it is prohibited to make available funds or economic resources to or for the…