Non-EU Countries Align With 2 Recent EU Sanctions Moves

A group of European countries not in the EU aligned with two recent sanctions moves by the EU. Under the Iran sanctions regime, the council renewed the restrictions for another 12 months, until April 13, 2024, the European Council announced. North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein and Norway also imposed this decision, the council said. The EU also implemented a humanitarian exemption to its sanctions regimes. North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway aligned with the decision.