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The European Union has extended sanctions against the Transnistrian leaders for one more year. A decision to this effect was taken during a 19 February meeting of foreign ministers from the EU member-countries. According to the Council of Europe's official website, 17 members of the Transnistrian administration are denied entrance to and transit of the EU territory. Besides [Transnistrian leader] Igor Smirnov family's members, the list of the concerned Transnistrian officials includes former speaker Grigoriy Marakutsa, head of the region's foreign department Valeriy Litskay, head of the security department Vladimir Antyufeyev and others. Under the EU decision, the sanctions have been imposed because of Tiraspol authorities insufficient cooperation in the Transnistrian conflict settlement process. In late February 2003, the Tiraspol separatist leaders were barred from the European Union for the first time ever and, subsequently, the prohibition has been renewed annually. In August 2004, the ban was extended to a string of other public servants of the separatist regime accused of intimidation and closure of Transnistria-situated Moldovan schools using Latin script. After solving this problem, the sanctions against certain employees of the unrecognised Transnistrian republic's education ministry have been lifted. www.moldpres.md
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