EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels on Monday (22 July) are set to discuss blacklisting the military wing of the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Listing it as a terrorist organisation requires unanimous agreement by all 28 ministers.
Sanctions could include possible travel and asset bans. EU officials and leaders would not be allowed contact with any of its members.
Hezbollah was established as an organisation in 1982 to spread the late Ayatollah Khomeini’s “Islamic...
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.