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EU's anti-coercion mechanism won't protect against US sanctions, official says

By Joanna Sopinska
  • 23 Mar 2021 12:01
  • 23 Mar 2021 12:01
The EU’s planned anti-coercion mechanism won’t address sanctions imposed by trade partners such as US measures against Iran, a senior official has said.

Colin Brown also said the tool, to deal with attempts by foreign governments to interfere in the EU’s domestic affairs, will target breaches of international law, not globa

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Joanna Sopinska

Senior Correspondent


Joanna covers trade in Brussels. Formerly trade editor of EU Trade Insights, she has many years' experience reporting on trade, investment policy and foreign affairs. Before that, she spent nine years at Europolitics news agency writing on trade, agriculture policy and foreign affairs. Before moving to Brussels in 2006, Joanna worked as an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Relations (PISM) in Warsaw.

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