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Politics● ElevatedSep 4 · Sep 4, 2026, 8:20 AM

EU sanctions: a person must never be merely a means to an end

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe

The EU is announcing its biggest wave of sanctions since the war in Ukraine began, says leading German free-speech lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel in this opinion piece for Euronews. He argues the measures violate human dignity and Germany's constitution.

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