# France ties EU sanctions renewal to prisoner release

https://mins.news/en/item/58831

- euronews, 2026-09-15 06:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/15/france-ties-eu-sanctions-renewal-to-prisoner-release

> France is holding up renewal of the European Union’s sanctions list by linking it to the release of prisoners. The Brussels briefing also previews Ursula von der Leyen’s upcoming State of the European Union speech.

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