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EU expands sanctions against North Korea to match U.N. move
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the test-fire of an anti-tank guided weapon in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, February 27, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/KCNA
31/03/2016
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Thursday expanded trade and financial sanctions on North Korea, following up on harsh new measures imposed by the U.N. Security Council earlier this month.
The extension follows a nuclear test carried out by North Korea in January.
The EU's External Action Service, which oversees the bloc's policy in international affairs, said the new sanctions extended export and import bans on items that could help build up capacity of North Korea's armed forces.
The 28-nation EU also expanded financial sanctions against North Korea, including a new asset freeze on government entities linked to Pyongyang's nuclear or ballistic missile programs.
The EU first imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006.
(Writing by Gabriela Baczynska; editing by John Stonestreet)
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