The EU extended Nicaragua’s existing sanctions until October 15, 2027, retaining restrictions on 21 people and three entities. Asset freezes, funding prohibitions and travel restrictions continue under a framework established in 2019. Rosario Murillo and three of her children remain listed. The Council again demanded political prisoner releases and electoral dialogue; the extension adds no new names.
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Sanctions continue for another year
The Council of the European Union extended Nicaragua’s restrictive measures on October 9 until October 15, 2027. The existing sanctions cover 21 individuals and three entities. The decision renews the current list without adding new names.[1], [2]
Listed individuals face frozen assets and bans on entering or transiting EU territory. Listed entities also face asset freezes. EU citizens and relevant actors in member states are prohibited from making funds available to those under sanctions.[1]
Murillo and state institutions remain listed
The list includes Rosario Murillo and her children Laureano, Juan Carlos and Camila Ortega Murillo. Nicaragua’s police, Supreme Electoral Council and Telcor, the country’s telecommunications and postal regulator, are the three listed entities. The sanctions framework was established in October 2019.[1]
Council demands prisoner releases and electoral dialogue
The Council condemned what it called systematic repression by Nicaragua’s authorities. It called for political prisoners to be freed, the rule of law restored and international human rights organisations allowed to return. It also sought dialogue between the government and opposition, including on electoral reform.[1]
Exiled opposition representative Juan Sebastián Chamorro welcomed the extension and urged sanctions on more people, including Daniel Ortega. His demand goes beyond the measures adopted in the renewal.[1]
