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ARTICLE · 30 OCTOBER 2024

The EU Adopts New Restrictive Measures Programme Against Russia For "Destabilizing Activities"

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On October 8, 2024, the EU adopted a new restrictive measures programme against Russia: Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 of 8 October 2024...

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On October 8, 2024, the EU adopted a new restrictive measures programme against Russia: Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 of 8 October 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's destabilizing activities (the “Regulation”).1

Factual background

The Regulation addresses an increasing number of a broad range of activities against the EU and its Member States, including cyber-attacks, information manipulation and interference campaigns, cases of arson, vandalism and sabotage, including against critical infrastructure as well as instrumentalization of migration and other disruptive actions. 2

The Regulation is rooted in the Strategic Compass for Security and Defense, approved by the Council in 2022. The document called for the adoption of a “EU Hybrid Toolbox” whose purpose is to identify complex and multifaceted hybrid campaign and coordinate tailor-made and cross sectoral responses to them, also by means of diplomatic and restrictive measures.3 The Eur

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