EU Sanctions (CFSP)
Overview
European Union sanctions are restrictive measures adopted under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) to bring about a change in policy or activity by target countries, entities, or individuals. EU sanctions include asset freezes, prohibitions on making funds available, travel bans, arms embargoes, and trade restrictions.
Legal Authority:
- Treaty on European Union (TEU) - Common Foreign and Security Policy provisions
- EU Council Regulations and Decisions implementing specific regimes
- Published in the Official Journal of the European Union
Administered by: European External Action Service (EEAS) and EU Council
Source: EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/consolidated-list-of-persons-groups-and-entities-subject-to-eu-financial-sanctions
About this data
Scope — EU Sanctions Lists Covered
Our dataset consolidates EU CFSP sanctions:
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List: All persons, groups, and entities subject to EU financial sanctions under CFSP regulations. Published by EEAS, includes designations for asset freezes and restrictions on making funds and economic resources available.
- Travel Ban Restrictions: Designated individuals prohibited from entering or transiting through EU member states, typically imposed alongside asset freezes for actions undermining democracy, human rights violations, or threats to international peace and security.
Regimes covered include: Russia (territorial integrity of Ukraine), Belarus, Myanmar/Burma, DPRK, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan (Taliban), Chemical weapons, Cyber-attacks, EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, Libya, Mali, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen, Zimbabwe, and others.
Identifiers & Data Fields Captured
Each designation includes comprehensive identifying information:
- Names (including spelling variants and aliases in multiple languages)
- Sanctions programme/regime (e.g., Russia, Belarus, Iran, Syria)
- Entity type (person, entity, group)
- Regulation reference and legal basis
- Date of designation and publication in Official Journal
- Dates of birth and places of birth
- Nationality and citizenship
- Identification documents (passport, ID card)
- Addresses and known locations
- Function/position and statement of reasons
Structure & Linkages
Each record is CFSP regime-tagged with regulation references, jurisdiction-sourced (EU), and entity-resolved to reduce duplicates while preserving full source lineage. EU sanctions designations include name variants in multiple EU languages where applicable, supporting accurate screening across linguistic variations.
Frequency of Updates
Our EU sanctions dataset is updated daily, synchronized with EU Official Journal publications to ensure your compliance screening stays current with the latest designations and modifications.