LUXEMBOURG, June 19. /TASS/. The European Union has prolonged for one
year restrictions against Crimea and Sevastopol. The decision was made by the
EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels, the EU’s press-service said.
The sanctions were prolonged until June 23, 2018.
The sanctions were prolonged until June 23, 2018.
The
sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol were prolonged for one year without a
discussion. Moreover, the EU Council’s statement was published before the ministers
of the 28 EU countries gathered for the session. The corresponding political
decision was agreed at a meeting of the EU ambassadors in Brussels on June 6.
The
sanctions include prohibitions on: imports of products originating in Crimea or
Sevastopol into the EU; investment in Crimea or Sevastopol, meaning that no
Europeans nor EU-based companies can buy real estate or entities in Crimea,
finance Crimean companies or supply related services; tourism services in
Crimea or Sevastopol, in particular, European cruise ships cannot call at ports
in the Crimean peninsula, except in case of emergency; exports of certain goods
and technologies to Crimean companies or for use in Crimea in the transport,
telecommunications and energy sectors and related to the prospection,
exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. Technical
assistance, brokering, construction or engineering services related to
infrastructure in these sectors must not be provided either.
Source: ITAR-TASS 19-06-2017
