sectoral sanctions

On June 24, the Council of the EU introduced new restrictive measures against the Belarusian regime to respond to the escalation of serious human rights violations in Belarus and the violent repression of civil society, democratic opposition and journalists,

On June 23, EU ambassadors approved the sectoral sanctions which are expected to be imposed on the Lukashenka regime, Rikard Jozwiak, a Brussels-based reporter of RFE/RL, said on Twitter.