The European Union (EU) today extended for one year the sanctions
imposed against Zimbabwe, including an asset freeze and travel ban on EU
territory the country's president, Robert Mugabe.
EFE
The sanctions were extended today at the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU and will expire on February 20, 2017.
The decision follows the annual review of restrictive measures against Zimbabwe, he informed the Council of the EU.
Sanctions continue to apply to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, his wife, Grace, and defense companies in the African country.
In contrast, the measures imposed on five of the senior members of the security apparatus remain suspended.
The EU also removed from the blacklist of sanctioned 78 individuals and eight entities against which restrictive measures had already been suspended.
The Union nonetheless maintains the arms embargo on the African country.
The decision will be published in the Official Journal of the EU on 17 February, when he formally enter into force.
The EU sanctions were introduced for the first time in February 2002, when the Council expressed its "serious concerns about the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the serious violations of human rights by the Government" of Mugabe, 91 and it has been in power since 1980 in Zimbabwe.
EFE
The sanctions were extended today at the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU and will expire on February 20, 2017.
The decision follows the annual review of restrictive measures against Zimbabwe, he informed the Council of the EU.
Sanctions continue to apply to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, his wife, Grace, and defense companies in the African country.
In contrast, the measures imposed on five of the senior members of the security apparatus remain suspended.
The EU also removed from the blacklist of sanctioned 78 individuals and eight entities against which restrictive measures had already been suspended.
The Union nonetheless maintains the arms embargo on the African country.
The decision will be published in the Official Journal of the EU on 17 February, when he formally enter into force.
The EU sanctions were introduced for the first time in February 2002, when the Council expressed its "serious concerns about the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the serious violations of human rights by the Government" of Mugabe, 91 and it has been in power since 1980 in Zimbabwe.