Sanctions followed the nuclear tests that Pyongyang conducted. The European Union has stepped up sanctions against North Korea under the UN Security Council resolution. On Thursday, September 14, the Council of Europe. "The EU Council has strengthened restrictive measures against the DPRK through the application of sectoral sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council resolution of August 5, 2017," the statement said.. Also, the EU Council should soon tighten sanctions against North Korea in accordance with the new UN Security Council resolution of September 11.

On August 5, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that strengthens sanctions against North Korea. The new sanctions actually deprive Pyongyang of one-third of the annual revenue from exports, which is $ 3 billion a year. And on September 11 all 15 members of the Security Council unanimously supported the document on new sanctions. Such a decision was made in response to the sixth nuclear test, which Pyongyang held on September 3.

Original article: EU intensified sanctions against North Korea.