Passers-by on the Charles Bridge in Prague. File photoPRAGUE, June 25A special department is being created at the Czech Foreign Ministry, which, in cooperation with other departments, will implement the national sanctions law, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said. national sanctions against individuals or legal entities that have violated the law, primarily in the field of human rights, but at the same time escaped punishment from the EU. The new draft is yet to be considered by the Parliament of the Republic.
The Czech Republic suspended the issuance of visas to Russians until March 2023 In cooperation with other Czech authorities, it will consider the nomination to the national sanctions list of those entities that have committed serious illegal actions, but have not yet been included in the EU sanctions lists,» the minister told reporters. According to Lipavsky, included in the national sanctions list the list of individuals and legal entities may be banned from entering the territory of the Czech Republic or their property may be frozen, they may also be proposed for inclusion in the EU sanctions list. In addition, the law allows the application of restrictions other than those used in the European Union. But in general, the national sanctions law is closely linked to the association rules, which define the behavior subject to restrictions and establish the applicable restrictive measures. promised to «burn everything possible» to warm people in winter
