Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus
The Council decided to take further restrictive measures in response to Belarus’s involvement in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
The Candidate Countries North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania[2], the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this Council Decision.
They will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision.
The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.
On 2 March 2022, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/356[1] amending Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
[1] Published on 02.03.2022 in the Official Journal of the European Union no. L 67, p.103
[2] North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
