Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell i Fontelles on behalf of the European Commission

27.11.2024

The EU is aware of the very disturbing reports about increased illegal and security-threatening activities of Iranian state bodies on the European territory.

The EU position and actions will continue to be based on the outcomes of investigations and legal proceedings conducted by the competent national authorities who are responsible to establish facts, culpabilities and the level of threat in line with their national legal order. The EU relies on national authorities to complete the respective ongoing investigations and prosecutions into recent cases.

The EU remains vigilant and continues to coordinate policies at the level of its 27 Member States, as well as ensuring an appropriate collective response where national processes are completed.

In this regard, the EU has put in place sanctions regimes to target all aspects of Iran’s negative behaviour and will continue to use them whenever appropriate.