EU - European Council - Press releases

1. Nicaragua: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU

   Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the situation in Nicaragua.

2. Iran: Council sanctions an additional six individuals over serious human rights violations

   The Council imposed restrictive measures on six persons responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.

3. Sahel: Council appoints a new EU Special Representative for the region

   The Council appointed Ms. Birgitte Nygaard Markussen as the new EU Special Representative for the Sahel region.

4. 21st package of sanctions: EU hits Russian energy, financial services and crypto hard

   The Council adopted a 21st package of economic and individual restrictive measures designed to target the sectors with the greatest impact on Russia’s economy and its ability to fuel its war of aggression against Ukraine. The package  includes the largest batch of individual listings of the last four years.

5. Fighting child sexual abuse online: interim measure protecting children now reinstated

   The measure allows online providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material online.