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        "msgid": "eu-considers-activating-blocking-statute-to-shield-icc-from-us-sanctions-1792511527",
        "date": "2026-10-20 22:10:32",
        "title": "EU Considers Activating Blocking Statute to Shield ICC from US Sanctions",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The European Commission says the EU is considering activating its Blocking Statute to protect International Criminal Court officials and operations from potential US sanctions, but no decision or timetable has been set. The move follows Washington\u2019s announcement of sanctions aimed at disrupting the court, escalating the Trump administration\u2019s campaign against the Hague-based institution.",
        "content": "<p>Brussels (ANTARA) \u2014 The European Commission indicated on Monday (9\nOctober) that the European Union was considering activating its Blocking\nStatute to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC) from US\nsanctions, according to Spanish newspaper Dem\u00f3crata and Anadolu\nAgency.<\/p>\n<p>At a press briefing in Brussels, EU spokesperson Siobhan McGarry said\nthe instrument, designed to counter the effects of sanctions imposed by\nthird countries within EU territory, remained an option under\nconsideration to protect senior ICC officials from US punitive\nmeasures.<\/p>\n<p>She said the EU had discussed plans to activate the statute with\nmember states following the announcement of US sanctions against the\nICC.<\/p>\n<p>McGarry said measures to protect the ICC\u2019s operations were still\nbeing prepared, stressing that no decision had been taken on whether or\nwhen to activate the statute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Blocking Statute remains an option under consideration,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we want to do anything we can to protect the court\u2019s\nwork. At present, we are in contact with several ICC member states to\nconsider what practical steps could be taken if the sanctions are\nimposed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not set a specific date or time for activation, nor have we\ndecided whether the statute will be activated. Naturally, we still hope\nto find a better outcome so that the court can continue carrying out its\nimportant work,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>On 9 October, the US announced sanctions against the ICC aimed at\ncrippling its operations. The announcement came only hours after the\nNobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a prominent South African\njurist and one of the ICC\u2019s founding judges.<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban\ntransactions with parties it described as a \u201crogue court\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The move escalated President Donald Trump\u2019s administration\u2019s campaign\nagainst the judicial institution based in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither the ICC will stop its threats, or we will put an end to the\nICC,\u201d Rubio said in a statement.<\/p>",
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