Top ICC official urges EU to act ‘as soon as possible’ on US sanctions
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US Sanctions Threaten the Work of the International Criminal Court, the EU Is Being Asked to Respond
International Criminal Court (ICC) senior administrative official Osvaldo Zavala Guiller today called on the European Commission to provide clear guidelines as soon as possible on how companies and non-governmental organizations should act in relation to US sanctions against the court.
<p>The ICC called on the European Commission to urgently determine its position on US sanctions The ICC asks the European Commission to explain to companies the rules of work against the background of US sanctions. Uncertainty threatens to help those affected in Ukraine.</p>
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Friday "to underscore the EU's unwavering commitment and solidarity towards the International Criminal Court," a European Commission spokesperson said on Friday. Kallas will speak with, among others, ICC President Tomoko Akane and the Court's Registrar, Osvaldo Zavala Giller.
Top ICC official urges EU to act ‘as soon as possible’ on US sanctions
Osvaldo Zavala Giler said a “lack of clarity” from Brussels was leaving companies and NGOs in the dark after the White House imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Donald Trump's administration first imposed sanctions on the prosecutors and judges of the ICC, and on October 9 of this year announced comprehensive sanctions against the institution.
EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas went to the International Criminal Court headquarters in The Hague to express support for the institution, after the US imposed new sanctions because of the arrest warrant issued on behalf of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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