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ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda: Council renews sanctions regime by another year

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ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda: Council renews sanctions regime by another year

03/11/2025
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November 03, 2025

The European Council renewed the EU autonomous restrictive measures against ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, prolonging their duration for a further year, until 31 October 2026.

The autonomous list currently in place applies to 15 persons and 7 groups. All those designated are subject to an asset freeze, while the individuals are also under a travel ban to the EU. Additionally, EU persons and entities are forbidden from making funds, financial assets or economic resources available to them.

These restrictive measures are complementary to those imposed by the UN Security Council against ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda.

View the relevant Press release here

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