High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a joint news conference with French Defence Minister Florence Parly (not seen) during an informal meeting of European Union countries' Defence Ministers in Brest, western France, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
BREST, France (Reuters) - The European Union will impose sanctions on Mali in line with measures already taken by the ECOWAS grouping of West African states, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed a raft of restrictions against Mali on Sunday, including the suspension of financial transactions, over the interim authorities' failure to hold democratic elections next month as agreed following a 2020 military coup.
