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Russia sanctions have cost EU 21 bn euros: Spain

Published: 09 Feb 2015 - 01:55 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 01:25 am

 

Brussels--The EU has suffered 21 billion euros in lost exports as a result of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, Spain's foreign minister said Monday as he met his counterparts to discuss further measures.

"Sanctions have had a heavy cost for us all, the EU has so far lost 21 billion euros ($23.7 billion). In Spain we have been badly hit in terms of agriculture and tourism," said Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, giving the first figure of its kind for the EU.

AFP