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Sberbank office in Kalinigrad, Russia. Sberbank has recently filed a case against the Council of the EU for slapping it with sanctions. (Photo: Maks Karochkin)

Has the EU lost the ability to enact sanctions?

The EU has had a rotten time trying to punch its weight on the international scene. Internal disagreements and treaty limitations mean it is little wonder that it is known as an economic giant but a political dwarf.

With the US increasingly urging the EU to share the burden of keeping world order, the Union is finding out that the main mischief-maker is not some stubborn member state but one of its own institutions - the European Court of Justice.

The EU's highest court has bee...

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Sberbank office in Kalinigrad, Russia. Sberbank has recently filed a case against the Council of the EU for slapping it with sanctions. (Photo: Maks Karochkin)

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