Are EU sanctions against Russia working? |
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion on the implementation and effectiveness of EU sanctions against third countries, with a particular focus on Russia. TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos is joined by EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan and a leading expert on sanctions, Dr Clara Portela from the University of Valencia.
Sanctions are a key tool in the EU's external policy, and can be employed in a variety of ways and with a variety of possible aims and outcomes. The most recent high-profile occasions in which the EU has chosen to impose sanctions on a third country is in a series of sanctions packages preceding and in the aftermath of Russia's aggression of Ukraine, which started in February 2022. Throughout the ensuing war, the EU has continued to ramp up its sanctions measures, and this episode discusses their implementation and effectiveness.
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Jim Cloos is TEPSA’s Secretary-General, and has spent a lifetime in the heart of Brussels. As the former Deputy Director General for General and Institutional Policy at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, he was involved in European decision-making at every level. He had a key role in drafting the Maastricht Treaty during the Luxembourgish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1991, and has an intricate expertise on EU Affairs and the internal functioning of the European institutions. There is no-one better placed to answer any question about Europe that you might have.
Dr Clara Portela teaches Political Science at the Law School of the University of Valencia, having previously served as a professor at Singapore Management University and as a research fellow with the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in Paris. Her research focuses on multilateral sanctions, arms control and EU foreign policy. She holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence and an MA from the Free University of Berlin. She is the recipient of the THESEUS Award for Promising Research on European Integration, and her article with M. Onderco on 'External Drivers of Differentiated Co-operation' in EU foreign policy was shortlisted for the 2024 Bernard Brodie Prize.
David O’Sullivan has a long and distinguished career in the European Public Service, spanning over four decades and he has served in several senior official posts. Prior to his appointment as Sanctions Envoy, he was a Director General of the Institute for International and European Affairs, a leading Irish think tank. Before that, he joined the Brussels office of the law firm Steptoe and Johnson LLP as a Senior Counsellor (2019-2022). David O’Sullivan served as Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to the United States from November 2014 until February 2019. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to the U.S., he was the Chief Operating Officer of the EU's new diplomatic service, the European External Action Service. He had previously held a number of senior positions within the European Commission including Director General for Trade (2005-2010); Secretary General of the European Commission (2000-2005); and Chief of Staff to Commission President Romano Prodi (1999-2000). Before joining the Commission, he started his career with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (1977-1979).
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A humble response from Russia which GDP growth of 3.2% in 2023 was the largest in Europe: “LOL and happy new year from Moscow 🎉”
You put three clowns in a palace and it becomes a circus. What a laugh.
Sanctions are a tool of the rich and mighty to coerce countries who have other ideologies into our ideologies. Imposing sanctions on such a large scale, sets a precedent that we will live to regret because it puts us on the receiving end of sanctions. That is happening already. Europe created self inflicted sanctions denying it's citizens and industries affordable energy. As a result, populism and extreme right is hollowing out EU democracies. Talking about shortsighted foreign policies. Envoys and sanction experts should look a little further on the outcome of their policies.
Why is the question being asked at all?It is patently obvious the sanctions have not worked.
Watching from Russia 🇷🇺 sanctions had and has zero affect The guy on the left on the screen is a cheerleader for the sanctions and wishful thinking that’s all
The video is full of bs. But the most interesting part is when he says they rely on ukraine to know what components are used by Russia. Don't they have their own militaro industrial experts to tell them?!
You sanctioned yourself 😂😂😂
Russia are the good guys you know!
Yes ! Tremendously favoring Russia... 🤣
Why are they speaking English ?? -- UK left EU years ago
Russia has been surviving and thriving while being sanctioned lol 😂
*The impact of sanctions on the Russian economy* Russia is the largest economy in Europe and its growth rate is now ahead of all the leading countries of the European Union. The number of foreign companies in Russia has not decreased since 2022, but rather increased. As of March 1, 2022, 24.1 thousand foreign organizations were registered in Russia; as of November 1, 2023, there were almost 1.5 thousand more - 25.6 thousand companies. At the beginning of 2022, most global brands left Russia, leaving storefronts in shopping centers and streets empty. Now their niche has been filled by Russian colleagues. The passenger car market doubled in November compared to November last year. The truck market grew 1.7 times compared to November last year. The Moscow Exchange index grew by 46% over the year, taking into account dividends and inflation - by 47%. The manufacturing business activity index (PMI Manufacturing) from S&P Global was 53.8 points in November. In November, the annual average index rose to 53.2 points. This is slightly below the April 2008 level, but above the 2011 record (15-year peak). Industrial production in October increased by 5.3%, which is about 30% of GDP. In October 2023, the industrial production index amounted to 136% of the 2014 level. This is the best October ever. Output in basic sectors of the economy increased by 7.7% in October. This is the best October ever. The Ministry of Economic Development estimated GDP growth in October at 5%. Profits of enterprises in September added 4.6 trillion. - a new historical record. In 2023, 176 new factories and production facilities were opened in Russia. Such rates are associated with the implementation of state programs for industrial development and attraction of investments in this area. The main areas of activity of new factories today are the development of such industries as automotive, energy, food industry and information technology. Examples of new factories: • The Russian Avtoprom car production plant offers a wide range of cars of different classes and price categories. • Plant for the production of anti-lock braking systems and electronic dynamic stabilization systems for passenger cars in Kostroma. • Tekhnostroy electronics plant in Ulyanovsk, specializing in the production of computers, mobile devices, televisions and other electronic devices. • Motherboard production plant in Tatarstan, producing 300 thousand motherboards per year. • A plant for large-scale production of computing and radio-electronic products in the Moscow region, producing the first Russian tablet on its own operating system. Western sanctions measures harm those who impose them against Russia. Sanctions have eliminated competition in the Russian domestic market, which is good for domestic producers and the Russian economy as a whole. *Impact of sanctions on the EU economy* Eurozone GDP decreased by 0.1% in July-September this year compared to the second quarter, according to preliminary data from Eurostat. Germany, Europe's largest economy, contracted 0.1% in July-September. The United States is trying to destroy Europe as an independent political and economic player. This was stated by French observer Thierry Meyssan, characterizing the current political situation in the world. According to Meyssan, the United States is already waging war against European countries, because they know that Russia and China are “too tough for them.” But Washington wants to dominate Europe, and continues to attack European countries under false flags. The Ukrainian armed conflict is being used by the United States to impose economic sanctions, despite the fact that the UN does not impose or support these sanctions. Unilateral sanctions from the United States are not legitimate, the French journalist notes. Thierry Meyssan noted that the United States convinced the EU countries to impose sanctions against “themselves.” For example, Germany has stopped importing Russian gas, which has a catastrophic effect on the economy of this country. Let us note that in Europe, many analysts demonstrate dissatisfaction with anti-Russian sanctions, noting their obvious detrimental effect not so much on the Russian, but on the European economy. Germany, which was considered the “flagship” of the EU economy, is suffering the most from sanctions against Russia.
@reinhardtnderitu4215
5 ай бұрын
We get to see the impacts of sanctions on such large countries and how it does nothing especially without the nations supporting the west I love to see it
Well, it’s a bit problematic if the question needs to be asked?
An orgiastic of minds prior to actual act, that's how clowns go about their having their pass times
Does this old man believe himself 😮 amazing sh!t
This sanction discussion and sanction effectiveness are a joke. Sanctions have failed because EU, US and others have allowed companies to skip sanctions to Russia by exporting massive amounts of material to countries that didn't import that volume in the past. The US, EU and others should be holding CEOs responsible for the export that end up in Russia, Iran, China and North Korea because they know where the material is going based on historical shipping and volumes. Russian oil should be 100% sanctioned. Any country accepting Russian Oil should have their exports taxed to offset the benefit they receive from cheap Russian oil. It is a shameful for US, EU, and other citizens to fund Ukraine at the same time selling material to Russia who use it to destroy Ukraine. We should be all in vs partial actions on Russian sanctions.
Abandoned this video when the interviewed guy spewed the million-times spun propaganda about Russia attacking "without provocation". What a waste of my few minutes.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 what sanctions bro,
Europe is in good shape....🇮🇱 🇮🇱 🇮🇱
Was it your naivety or are you in fact consciously lying to us when you say "..the good economic indicators that Russia presents today despite the war are the product of a cannibalization of there own economy"? ...and wouldn't it be that these negative effects that you want to inflict on Russia and this cannibalization of its own economy will insted be happening in Europe and seriously harming European citizens? And what is this obsession of yours persecuting Russia, which wrightuasly demands its right to ensure the security of its territory by preventing the expansion of NATO to its territorial borders? And what mental illness is that of yours where the current governments of European countries, with the exception of Hungary, are promoting a population replacement inside Europe against the will and trying to dissimulate this crime from European Citizens themselves?
what a bunch of clowns!!
Western propaganda 😂😅😂 , keep dreaming 😅😂😅