Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has profoundly impacted the European Union and its Member States. In response, the EU has made assertive use of its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) instruments to counter economic and geopolitical threats posed by Russia, while advancing its strategic interests in a changing global order.

📉 Despite its previous reluctance to rely on prototypical secondary sanctions, the EU has increasingly turned to the use of the tool in ways unique to EU practice – ancillary listings— by designating actors from China, Turkey, the UAE, North Korea, and other countries linked to Russia’s war effort. This development marks a significant shift in the EU’s sanctions practice. The just-announced 19th sanctions package which targets additional Chinese entities underscores this evolving approach.

❓ This trend raises key legal and policy questions. What is the true scope of prototypical secondary sanctions as a legal instrument originating in US practice? How has the EU employed the tool in ways unique to the policy and legal dynamics of EU sanctions? What structured framework crafted upon the new term “ancillary listings” can govern this new approach? What lessons can be drawn from Russia-related ancillary listings for the future of EU sanctions policy?

Join our MINOS webinar where Jeff Nielsen (Ramboll), Jan Dunin-Wasowicz (Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz), and Gonzalo Saiz (Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI) will explore these questions and discuss what the rise of ancillary listings means for the EU’s sanctions toolbox. The discussion will be moderated by Celia Challet (Université catholique de Lille).

📅 Date: 9 December 2025
⏰ Time: 13:00–14:30 CET
💻 Online: https://lnkd.in/eq_HWRRA
👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eKjMH6Sh