EU ministers formally approve law criminalising sanctions evasion

The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has given its final approval to a directive requiring EU member states to criminalise and impose dissuasive penalties for deliberate evasion of sanctions.

By Keith Nuthall

The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has given its final approval to a directive requiring EU member states to criminalise and impose dissuasive penalties for deliberate evasion of sanctions. [1]