EU Adopts Framework for Sanctions on Lebanon

The European Union has adopted a legal framework for targeted restrictive measures against Lebanon, which has already been grappling with an economic crisis and a political turmoil. In a statement released on Friday, the European Council, the EU’s agenda-setting body, said the framework provides for the possibility of imposing sanctions against individuals and entities that it deems responsible for “undermining democracy or the rule of law in Lebanon.” The sanctions consist of a travel ban to the EU as well as an asset freeze for persons and entities, the statement read, adding that EU persons and entities are forbidden from making funds…