A framework for imposing sanctions on members of the junta that took control of Niger in July was accepted by European Union nations on Monday.
According to the EU Council, the new framework would enable the EU to impose penalties on people and organizations engaged in activities that endanger the peace, stability, and security of Niger, challenge the integrity of the constitutional order, or seriously violate human rights or humanitarian law.
By doing this, the EU hopes to support and mimic any actions taken by the ECOWAS, the regional authority for West Africa.
EU foreign policy leader Josep Borrell stated, “The EU has from the very beginning condemned the coup d’état in Niger in the strongest terms.”
The EU could impose travel bans and freeze the assets of the targeted organizations and people with the restrictive measures.
