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“Pravova derzhava”. Issue 35 (2024), pages 763–771.

DOI: 10.33663/0869-2491-2024-35-763-771

Yavir Vira, Zubrytska Liudmyla & Alimov Anton
The EU Sanctions Policy: the Destructive Influence of Eurosceptics’ Personal Factors

Introduction. The peculiarities of the EU’s general sanctions policy are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the destructive impact of irrational personal factors of eurosceptic leaders on a critical area of EU foreign policy — the development of sanctions policy, which weakens EU unity, slows down the response to crises and reduces the ability to respond. The authors off er recommendations for creating a more transparent mechanism for making sanctions decisions. The purpose of this study is to determine the destructive impact of personal irrational factors of Eurosceptics on the adoption of sanctions in the EU. To explain the personal factors several methods are used: framing theory and the theory of bounded rationality. Framing looks at value constraints and the impact of the way some European politicians frame the issue on the adoption of sanctions. In contrast, the theory of bounded rationality is used to explain possible limitations in the rational thought process and to express the positions of European politicians that infl uence the adoption of sanctions policies.

Conclusions. It is founded out, that personal factors of Eurosceptic leaders can seriously infl uence the EU’s sanctions policy. And not only on the issue of sanctions, but also on the entire EU foreign policy, blocking, in particular, the adoption of aid to countries. The limited rationality and value biases of some radical European politicians signifi cantly limit the ability to respond quickly and make the necessary decisions. It is worth considering the factor of elections in the EU and the European Parliament, which may result in more radical and Eurosceptic parties coming to power. The growing popularity of Eurosceptics could lead to the formation of an antiEuropean coalition of leaders within the EU, which would jeopardize the integrity and unity of the EU, in particular on the issue of sanctions policy.

Key words: European Union, EU foreign policy, EU sanctions policy, sanctions, euroscepticism.

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