The European Union sanctioned 17 individuals on Monday, subjecting them to asset freezes and travel bans for activities related to prohibited North Korean activity, a notice on the EU’s Official Journal showed.

The individuals, none of which are currently subjected to UN Security Council (UNSC) designations, all appear to be DPRK citizens.

The decision was made “in view of the continued and accelerated nuclear and ballistic programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which are in breach of the DPRK’s obligations as set out in several United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” the notice read.

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