The European Union is mired in the sanctions track

In Brussels there was a meeting of the Committee of permanent representatives of EU member States. In addition to the other issues they considered and anti-punishment.

The meeting of the Committee of permanent representatives of EU member States (COREPER) passed in closed-loop mode, without press conferences and press releases. Part of the meeting was occupied with discussing the third package anti-punishment, which is contained in the restrictive measures against the financial sector, as well as defense and energy industries. The permanent representatives, however, did not advise the management of the Union to withdraw the sanctions measures.

EU legislation foresees the abolition of restrictions on the goals that are pursued their introduction. At the same time, the exact fit of the review of restrictive measures do not exist, that gives politicians a lot of room to maneuver, he explained all those or other reasons. In addition, from the permanent representatives depends not so much - they can only give their own recommendations.

"COREPER is not classified by the authority, which may take the final decision to change the mode of punishment: a proper decision can be made only at the highest level leaders" - quoted by "Kommersant" expert MGIMO Nicholas Topolina. Professionals reported that the revision of the anti-punishment can be said about 2015. "The penalties associated with the crisis in Ukraine, rely on multiple documents, traditionally a term of 6 months or a year. The political procedure check penalties accounted for at the end of each period," said anonymous diplomatic source in Brussels. Consequently, the probability of easing the sanctions regime occurs only at the beginning of March 2015.

The results of the meeting of permanent representatives of EU member States claim that Europe is not yet ready to conduct their own financial and political line ,which would run counter to the direction established by the United States. "The EU is obviously not Mature enough to get out of the sanctions of a rut and start to make your own decisions, and not going in line with the common Western position", - quotes "Interfax" Russia's Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. With all of this, the view was also expressed that the Committee meeting was not worth initially to wait for some crucial decisions.

"COREPER is a working body. It is clear that the leadership of the EU permanent representatives delegated by their unusual powers in this matter. Naturally, breakthrough and decisive decisions on its own initiative, they can not accept. Entrusted to them to review, besides the main contents of this review is not to cancel or not to cancel, increase or decrease, and to evaluate the effectiveness", - said Vladimir Chizhov.

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