Last Updated: November 10, 2025
Svetlana Evgenievna BALANOVA
Aliases
Светлана Евгеньевна БАЛАНОВА
Position
head of National Media Group (NMG) (Russia) – a media holding, which is the founder of 28 media enterprises in Russia, including Channel One, Channel 5, REN TV and STS, 78.ru, the national newspaper Izvestia, Delovoy Peterburg and others, \nhead of the Public Council under Roskomnadzor
DoB
1970-10-05
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R2476
Official reason
Svetlana Balanova is the head of National Media Group (NMG) – a media holding – which is the founder of 28 media enterprises in Russia, including Channel One, Channel 5, REN TV and STS, 78.ru, the national newspaper Izvestia, Delovoy Peterburg and others. She was included in the list of ‘1500 warmongers’ compiled by the Free Russia Forum. Media con...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2022-12-16)
Date of listing
2022-12-16
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
- Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Territorial integrity) - Misappropriation of state funds of Ukraine (MSF) - Restrictive measures in response to the...
Regime
EU country specific, EU MSF
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
Official Information
Program: Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) On 6 March 2014, the Heads of State or Government of the EU countries strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. At its meeting on 20-21 March 2014, the European Council strongly conde...
Program URL
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0386-20220622 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0145-20230915 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0119-20230304 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02022D0266-20230222