BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union stepped up its sanctions on North Korea on Friday with near-blanket trade and travel bans after Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch, a move going beyond new U.N. Security Council sanctions.
Pyongyang is also banned from selling any oil-related or luxury goods to the European Union, while EU nations cannot invest in the country's mining, refining and chemical industries.
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