On Monday, 16 December 2024, at the EU Foreign Affairs Council, ministers approved the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, including the listing of 52 shadow fleet vessels, 11 of which have…
On December 5, 2024, Latvia and the United States jointly convened an expert gathering on sanctions and export controls in Riga. The event brought together officials from the United Kingdom, Canada,…
“Sanctions against Russia are working: they have a negative impact on Russia’s economy and its source of income, which “feeds” its military capabilities and war machinery in the war of aggression…
On 17 October 2024, the European Union’s International Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions, David O’Sullivan, arrives in Latvia on a working visit. During his visit, the EU Special…
The Foreign Affairs Council adopts sanctions on Iran and designates six persons over actions destabilising Moldova Further military support to Ukraine, stronger sanctions against Russia and third…
The new rounds of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, their effective enforcement in order to minimise Russia’s ability to escalate its war against Ukraine, the need to sooner break economic…
In order to implement the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against Russia in the most effective way and reduce the possibilities for circumventing them, Latvia, together with other EU…
On 30 June, EU Member States approved the 8th package of sanctions targeting Belarus. Trade restrictions already imposed on Russia are now also included in sanctions against Belarus. The main goal is…
On 26 June, EU ambassadors in Brussels reached an agreement in principle on sanctions targeting Belarus, aligning them with measures against Russia to prevent circumvention of sanctions. On 24 June,…
On 30 November 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a bilateral meeting between the delegation from the Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets…
