Council of the EU expands sanctions against North Korea
The Council of the European Union on Thursday expanded its sanctions against North Korea to align the EU’s punitive measures with a new United Nations Security Council resolution, The Politico reported.
In a statement, the Council said it had extended an asset freeze and travel restrictions to nine individuals and four organizations, including the government-owned Foreign Trade Bank, to an existing roster of 62 individuals and 50 organizations already under sanction.
To remind, the U.N. Security Council on Saturday adopted Resolution 2371 to toughen sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development programs.