Committee of Permanent Representatives of the European Union
COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives of the European Union) is a body of the Council of the European Union composed of the ambassadors or permanent representatives of the EU member states to the EU. It prepares the work of the Council of the EU by brokering compromises among member states below ministerial level and serves as the Council's key coordination layer with the other EU institutions.
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EU extends Ukraine-related sanctions three years but drops Usmanov and Fridman in compromise
EU ambassadors agreed on 22 September to extend the bloc's individual sanctions related to Ukraine's territorial integrity for 36 months, until 22 September 2029, in a compromise that removes Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list. Latvia, the only holdout, lifted its veto and abstained, and announced it will impose its own national sanctions against the two men.