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European Parliament pushes for EU anti-corruption sanctions

Original: DW News. . The European Parliament wants the EU to be able to sanction people involved in major corruption. Will EU leaders move to make it possible? #dwnews

The European Parliament is calling on the EU to introduce a sanctions regime targeting individuals involved in major corruption cases, similar to its existing human rights sanctions framework. The proposal would allow the bloc to freeze assets and impose travel bans on corrupt officials. Attention now turns to whether EU leaders and member states will back the measure and turn it into formal policy.

Why now: The European Parliament has just called for a new EU sanctions mechanism against corruption, prompting debate over whether EU leaders will adopt it.

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