EU extends Haiti sanctions framework for a further twelve months

BRUSSELS, July 13, 2026 — The European Union has renewed its restrictive measures framework on Haiti until July 29, 2027, through Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1438 of July 10, which amends Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti. The act was published in the Official Journal on Monday.

The move does not appear to add new names. Instead, it extends the legal framework that allows the bloc to impose asset freezes and travel bans on people and entities deemed responsible for threatening Haiti’s peace, security and stability or for undermining democracy and the rule of law. Those already listed under the regime remain subject to an asset freeze, a ban on making funds or economic resources available to them, and, for individuals, an EU travel ban.

The Council said on June 26 that the extension followed its annual review and reflected continued concern over Haiti’s deteriorating security environment, including persistent criminal activity and high levels of gang violence that it said undermine the stability of both the country and the wider region. The measures were prolonged until July 29, 2027.

The Haiti sanctions framework was originally adopted on Nov. 25, 2022, to implement a U.N. Security Council sanctions regime. The EU broadened it on July 28, 2023, creating an autonomous basis for designating individuals and entities responsible for threatening peace and stability in Haiti or undermining democracy and the rule of law there.

As of the June 26 Council statement, nine individuals and one entity were listed under the EU’s Haiti sanctions regime.