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Continuation of National Emergency Regarding the Western Balkans

Original title: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans

June 13, 2024

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The Frame

What this does

This order maintains the legal authority for the U.S. government to impose sanctions and take other measures against individuals or entities deemed to be undermining stability in the Western Balkans.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Individuals or entities in the Western Balkans

These parties remain subject to potential U.S. sanctions and economic restrictions authorized by the emergency declaration.

What changed

Last recorded activity June 13, 2024.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

President Biden has extended the concerning the Western Balkans for an additional year beyond June 26, 2024. The emergency, originally declared in 2001, addresses threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy posed by extremist violence, corruption, and the obstruction of post-war agreements in the region.

Why It Matters

This order maintains the legal authority for the U.S. government to impose sanctions and take other measures against individuals or entities deemed to be undermining stability in the Western Balkans.

Key Facts

The national emergency regarding the Western Balkans was first declared on June 26, 2001.
The emergency was expanded in 2021 to include concerns over corruption and the undermining of post-war institutions.
The President is required by the National Emergencies Act to renew this declaration annually.
This extension keeps the emergency in effect for one year beyond June 26, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to 'continue' a national emergency?

Under the National Emergencies Act, the President must formally renew a declaration annually, or it will automatically terminate.

Why is the U.S. still involved in the Western Balkans?

The President states that extremist violence, corruption, and the obstruction of post-war agreements in the region continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy.