The Council of the European Union (EU) on July 26 renewed the list of persons, groups and entities set out by the Common Position 2001/931/CFSP to combat terrorism, and the LTTE continues to be banned in the EU for a further six months.
The proscribed persons, groups and entities are subject to the freezing of its funds and other financial assets or economic resources in EU member states, and it is prohibited for EU entities to make funds and economic resources available to the proscribed organisations, a media release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated yesterday.