Sixth sanctions package delayed

The proposal for a sixth sanctions package is not expected to be ready until next week. The EU Commission will present its ideas on how to proceed to the permanent representatives of the member states (COREPER) on Wednesday, according to EU sources. In a second step, Brussels will then sound out the room for maneuver with individual member states, for example, with regard to the particularly controversial issue of the oil embargo. The Commission has no interest in proposing a package that does not have the support of the member states.