Announcement
23 Apr 2026
In April 2026, the European Union amended Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 to implement part of its 20th package of sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source
Number of interventions
23
14 certainly harmful
3 likely harmful
6 liberalising
Implementation date
01 Jan 2027
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
24 May 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
14 May 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 23 Jul 2026:
On 23 July 2026, the European Union published Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1848, delisting Yelo Bank from the list in Annex XLIV in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of entities that EU operators are pro...
Implementation date
25 Apr 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
24 Apr 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
24 Apr 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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