EU notes countries aligning with sanctions over Sudan destabilization
The Council of the European Union said on 21 April 2026 that it adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/8861 on restrictive measures concerning activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan. The statement was issued by the High Representative on behalf of the EU and refers to the Council's official publication record.
Under the decision, the Council deleted the entries for four persons from the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135. The text says those four persons had already been added on 5 March 2026 to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP.
The move followed their designation by the United Nations Security Council Committee. The EU statement does not identify the four persons in the supplied text.
It states only that the deletions were made because of the later UN-linked listing. The Council said Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Ukraine aligned themselves with the decision.
The EU said those countries will ensure that their national policies conform to the Council decision, and it welcomed that commitment.
