European Union Sanctions on Belarus (2006–present)

1. EU adopts Belarus sanctions framework regulation

   May 18, 2006Labels: Council Regulation, EU, Belarus

   • EUR Lex
   • EUR Lex

2. EU renews and consolidates measures in a CFSP decision

   Oct 15, 2012Labels: Council Decision, CFSP, EU

   • EUR Lex

3. EU suspends most sanctions after prisoner releases

   Oct 31, 2015Labels: Prisoner releases, Belarus, EU suspension

   • UK Parliament
   • Euronews

4. EU permanently lifts most listings, keeps arms embargo

   Feb 15, 2016Labels: EU foreign, Arms embargo, Alexander Lukashenko

   • Guardian
   • RFE RL

5. EU begins new sanctions after disputed 2020 election

   Oct 2, 2020Labels: 2020 Belarus, EU, Belarus

   • EU Commission
   • EUR Lex

6. European Council condemns forced Ryanair diversion

   May 24, 2021Labels: Ryanair Flight, European Council, Belarus

   • Axios
   • EASA

7. EU adopts sectoral economic sanctions package

   Jun 25, 2021Labels: Sectoral sanctions, Regulation 765, Belarus

   • EUR Lex
   • Euronews

8. EU expands sanctions tied to Belarus’s Ukraine war role

   Jun 3, 2022Labels: Russia Ukraine, Belarus, EU sanctions

   • EUCrim

9. ICAO Council condemns Belarus over FR4978 incident

   Jul 19, 2022Labels: ICAO Council, Ryanair FR4978, Belarus

   • ICAO

10. EU prolongs restrictive measures through February 2025

    Feb 26, 2024Labels: EU renewal, Belarus, Sanctions extension

    • Consilium

11. EU adds new listings in December 2024 round

    Dec 16, 2024Labels: December 2024, Judiciary targets, Belarus

    • Consilium

12. EU adopts new measures in view of Belarus complicity

    Feb 24, 2025Labels: Russia sanctions, Belarus complicity, EU

    • Consilium