Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses

On 5 September 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/1790¹.

In the context of the significant deterioration of the human rights situation in the Crimean peninsula since the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation in 2014,the Council Decision adds two persons to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999.

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine align themselves with this Council Decision.

They will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision.

The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.

¹ OJ L, 2025/1790, 05.09.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1790/oj.