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Cyprus implements EU sanctions criminalisation harmonising directive and establishes National Sanctions Implementation Unit

15 September 2025

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Cyprus has enacted the Criminalization of Violation of Union Restrictive Measures Law 2025, which implements Directive (EU) 2024/1226  (the Harmonising Directive) by increasing the available penalties for sanctions-related offences in Cyprus. The Harmonising Directive...

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Maya Lester KC
By Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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