Third Countries Align With EU Extension of Terrorist List

The European Council announced that certain third countries aligned themselves on Aug. 6 with the council's decision to extend the EU terrorist list for a further six months. Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland and Liechtenstein will also extend the list that established restrictive measures against 14 individuals and 21 entities (see 2107200023). The sanctions, reviewed at least every six months, are now set to expire in January 2022. The terrorist list is separate from the EU's al-Qaida and ISIL sanctions regime.