EU General Court Rejects 4 Applications for Delisting Under Belarus Sanctions Regime

The EU General Court issued a series of four opinions June 7 rejecting applications for delisting from sanctioned Belarusian individuals. The court said the European Council permissibly gave sufficient reasons to list the individuals and said the sanctions were not disproportionate. The individuals are Belarusian businessman Aleksandr Vasilevich Shakutin and university officials Aliaksandr Bakhanovich, Siarhei Rubnikovich and Siarhei Skryba.