European Commission

EU Sanctions List for Financial Sanctions Screening

The EU sanctions list is the Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions. The European Commission maintains it. Listed parties face an asset freeze, and no funds or economic resources may be made available to them in the EU.

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Published: Sep 22, 2026
Checked: Oct 11, 2026, 15:47 UTC
Programs: 34
Screened on: Growth, Scale and Enterprise

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What is the EU sanctions list

The European Union calls its sanctions restrictive measures. They are part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The Council of the European Union adopts them, usually in two steps. A Council decision sets the policy, and a Council regulation makes the economic measures directly binding across the EU.

When a regulation names people or companies for an asset freeze, those names go on the Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions. The European Commission keeps this list and publishes it as an official data file. It brings together the names from all EU regimes, including the UN listings that the EU applies and the autonomous listings the EU adopts on its own.

The legal text that counts is always the regulation published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The consolidated list is a practical tool to make screening easier, which is exactly how most banks and companies use it.

Who has to follow EU financial sanctions

EU sanctions apply within the jurisdiction of the Union. In general terms they reach these groups.

EU nationals

Citizens of any EU member state, wherever they are in the world.

EU companies

Any company or body incorporated or set up under the law of a member state.

Anyone in the EU

Any person or company while they are inside EU territory, including on board aircraft and vessels under member state jurisdiction.

Business done in the EU

Any company in respect of business carried out in whole or in part within the Union.

Current EU sanctions list data in OfacScanner

Live figures from the EU consolidated file we screen against, with recent versions and the largest regimes.

Official source

Issuing authority: European Commission
List: EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List
Official page: data.europa.eu/data/datasets/consolidated-list-of-persons-groups-and-entities-subject-to-eu-financial-sanctions
Data file we read: webgate.ec.europa.eu/fsd/fsf/public/files/xmlFullSanctionsList_1_1/content (XML)
Update checks: Checked against the official source every 30 minutes
Last check: Oct 11, 2026, 16:53 UTC

Entries by type

Active entries by type in the current version
Type	Active entries
Individuals	4,465
Organizations	1,776

Recent versions and changes

Versions of this list stored by OfacScanner with entries added and removed
Published	Checked	Entries	Added	Removed
Sep 22, 2026	Oct 11, 2026, 15:47 UTC	6,241	First version stored, baseline for later changes

A new row appears each time the official file changes. Monitoring re-screens your saved records against every added entry.

Largest sanctions programs on this list

Programs with the most active entries
Program	Active entries
UKR	2,960
IRN	707
SYR	380
BLR	374
TAQA	337
PRK	255
HR	177
AFG	140
MMR	128
COD	86
RUSDA	86
IRQ	76

One entry can sit under several programs, so the program counts add up to more than the entry total.

What an EU list entry contains

Each entry carries the name of the person or entity, any known aliases in several languages and scripts, and the regime it belongs to. Most entries also point to the legal act that listed the party, so you can read the exact measure.

For individuals the entry often adds date and place of birth, citizenship, gender, function or title, and identity documents. For entities it adds addresses, registration details and sometimes the reasons for listing. The list also flags entries that come from a UN listing.

Because EU entries are often rich in aliases, a strong search has to look at every alias, not only the main name, and has to handle names written in different alphabets.

How to screen against the EU sanctions list

One check in OfacScanner covers the EU list together with the OFAC lists and the other global lists.

01
Add the person or company

Enter a single name or upload a CSV file on the Growth plan. Include country and date of birth when you have them.
02
Let matching do the work

Names are normalized, legal suffixes are removed and Cyrillic, Arabic, Persian and Chinese names are transliterated before scoring.
03
Check the EU candidate

Each result names the list, the regime and the alias that matched, with a 0 to 100 score and the version date.
04
Decide and keep the proof

Clear or escalate the result. The evidence record stores the list version, time, user and score breakdown.

How the EU list compares with the OFAC SDN list

Both lists freeze assets, but they come from different legal systems and do not hold the same names.

	EU sanctions list	OFAC SDN list
Who keeps the list	European Commission	OFAC, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Who adopts listings	Council of the European Union	U.S. government under executive orders and statutes
Main measure	Asset freeze and ban on making funds available	Blocking of property and interests in property
Who must comply	EU nationals, EU companies, anyone in the EU	U.S. persons and anyone in the United States
Ownership rules	Ownership and control guidance from the EU	The OFAC 50 percent rule

A company active in both markets usually needs to screen both lists. See the OFAC SDN list page for the U.S. side.

How often the EU list changes

The EU list changes whenever the Council adopts new listings, renews or amends a regime, or removes names. Changes can come in large packages and often follow a UN decision or a new round of EU measures.

OfacScanner checks the official file every 30 minutes and loads each new version. Your saved customers can be screened again automatically with ongoing sanctions monitoring, so a new EU listing never waits for your next manual review.

EU sanctions list questions

Another question? Write to [email protected].

Where is the official EU sanctions list published?

The European Commission publishes the consolidated financial sanctions list as open data. OfacScanner reads that file and is not affiliated with the EU.

Does the EU list include UN sanctions?

Yes. The EU puts UN listings into effect through its own regulations, so names from the UN sanctions list appear on the EU list along with autonomous EU listings.

Does a non-EU company need to screen the EU list?

If it does business in the EU, has EU staff, or works with EU banks and partners, screening the EU list is a sensible control. Many partners also ask for it in contracts.

Is the EU list the same as the UK list?

No. Since leaving the EU, the United Kingdom runs its own sanctions under its own law and keeps its own list. Many names overlap, but the lists differ.

Which plans include EU screening?

Growth, Scale and Enterprise. Each check on those plans covers the EU list together with the OFAC, UN, UK, Canadian and Australian lists.

Keep exploring

UK sanctions list UK designations under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. Read more UN sanctions list The Security Council Consolidated List and how countries apply it. Read more Watchlist screening Screen names against OFAC and the main global sanctions lists. Read more Sanctions lists Every list we screen, its official source and last update date. Read more

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