The EU's Foreign Affairs Council, at its meeting on 24 June, gave the green light to the 14th sanctions package against Russia, which tightens existing measures (transport by air, road and sea, restrictions on the import-export of goods, financial transactions, listing of persons & entities, etc.); extends anti-avoidance provisions, including stricter control over foreign subsidiaries of EU companies; introduces restrictions in the liquid natural gas (LNG) sector; and provides for mechanisms to protect EU companies affected by the sanctions.It also introduces restrictions in the liquid natural gas (LNG) sector and provides for mechanisms to protect European companies affected by damaging Russian actions or measures, including expropriation and nationalisation of assets. On 29 June, the EU also launched a new package of measures against Belarus, providing for a substantial alignment with the sanctions applied against Russia up to the 14th package.

The attached note summarises the main provisions adopted