EU to sanction 11 people involved in Myanmar coup, foreign policy chief says

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell speaks to media before a EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, on March 22, 2021. - AFP

BRUSSELS (Reuters): The European Union will on Monday (March 22) impose sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the Feb 1 coup in Myanmar, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

While the bloc has an arms embargo on Myanmar, and has targeted some senior military officials since 2018, the measures would be its most significant response so far since the coup.