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Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said the EU continues working to protect the independence of the International Criminal Court following American sanctions imposed on October 9. The sanctions came hours after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former ICC judge Navi Pillay.
Otabek YusupovThe European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal Court and its officials. The decision was made against the backdrop of US sanctions against the ICC announced on October 9. The court beat Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu and Iranian sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi. The ceremony will take place in December in Strasbourg.
Sevara AzamovaThe European Commission is working on measures, including activating the blocking statute, to protect the International Criminal Court after the US announced sanctions. No official decision on timing has been made yet.
Aziz KarimovMembers of the European Parliament sent a letter to Ursula von der Leyen calling for shielding the International Criminal Court from American sanctions, including through the EU blocking statute. The sanctions announced by the Trump administration, after a six-month grace period, could complicate the court's financial operations. Kaja Kallas called the sanctions threat 'unacceptable', but the EU has not yet taken concrete steps.
Otabek Yusupov
