According to him, restrictions will include measures in relation to individuals involved in the sale of hydrocarbons.
In addition, the agency points out, the EU is working on a broader package of sanctions, which will include new restrictive measures in the trade sector, as well as additional duties on Russian agricultural products. This package could be presented in January next year and adopted by the end of February.
Earlier, the European Parliament, at a session in Brussels, adopted a resolution requiring the EU to directly violate international shipping rules by, together with the UK, closing the English Channel to tankers carrying Russian oil, regardless of what flag they fly under.
The European Parliament also calls for the urgent development of administrative mechanisms for control over oil transportation, the use of “satellites and drones” to spy on tankers with Russian oil, and also to allow inspections of “suspicious ships” at sea.
Resolutions of the European Parliament are advisory in nature and are not binding even on EU institutions. At the same time, they act as a barometer for assessing the reaction of the public and business to certain measures. Also, these texts are widely used by European officials when making arguments in political statements.
