EU Rolls Out New Sanctions on Myanmar
The EU imposed a sixth round of sanctions on Myanmar following its Feb. 1, 2021, military coup, the European Council announced Feb. 20. The new restrictions add nine individuals and seven entities to the sanctions list, including the nation's energy minister, "prominent businessmen who have supported the regime's repression with arms and dual use goods, and high-ranking officers in the Myanmar armed forces," the council said. The new additions also feature politicians and administrators from the Yangon region who helped carry out the July 2022 execution of four democracy activists.
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The sanctioned entities are the departments of the Ministry of Defense and a state-owned enterprise, along with private companies that supply fuel, arms and funds to the military. Restrictions now cover 93 individuals and 18 entities, subjecting them to an asset freeze and travel ban. The council said the move comes in conjunction with its withholding of EU financial assistance going to the government and the freezing of all EU assistance that can be used to legitimize the junta.