This website is the official website of the Council of the EU and the European Council. It is managed by the General Secretariat of the Council, the body of staff responsible for assisting the Council of the EU and the European Council. The Council today decided to prolong the restrictive measures (sanctions) against actors involved in cyber-attacks threatening the EU and its member states for a year, until 18 May 2027. The legal framework for these measures had already been extended until 18 May 2028. This sanctions regime allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures on persons or entities... [Continue Reading]