This White Paper reviews the existing achievements and challenges of the EU sanctions policy and sets out practical proposals to strengthen the EU’s role in maintaining internal and global security — both in countering ongoing Russian aggression and in responding to future instability.
The document, approved by the Expert Group on the Development and Implementation of Sanctions Policy under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, was written by the National Sanctions Coalition, which includes the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, and coordinated by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU).
Among the recommendations are:
- establishing a unified EU sanctions authority;
- introducing an EU equivalent to the U.S. Entity List;
- enforcing stricter export controls on high-risk goods;
- applying extraterritorial (secondary) sanctions to enablers of sanctions evasion;
- maintaining restrictions on Russia’s defense sector and critical infrastructure even after hostilities cease.