Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)

Aliases

Basque Homeland and Liberty

Official reason

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) sought the creation of an independent state comprising the Basque regions of both Spain and France. It is responsible for the killings of over 800 individuals in numerous terrorist attacks since 1968, including but not limited to, the bombing of Hipercor in Barcelona (June 1987). Its most recent attack, resulting in two ...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UN, UK horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They aim to further the prevention of terrorism in the UK and elsewhere by bringing together elements of several existing sanctions regimes. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/573