On 3 March 2014, the Council agreed to focus restrictive measures on the freezing and recovery of assets of persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds and persons responsible for human rights violations, with a view to consolidating and supporting the rule of law and respect for human rights in Ukraine.

Can the principles of repayment based on fiscal neutrality and of effectiveness, equivalence and equal treatment be regarded as satisfied, and the prohibition on unjust enrichment complied with, where — owing to legislation on the right to deduct that is contrary to European Union law — the tax authority of a Member State only upholds the taxpayer’s claim for repayment or damages in relation to that part or proportion not previously funded through the aid referred to in the first two questions?

The interest rate applied shall be that in force for recovery operations under national law.

The interest rate applied shall be that in force for recovery operations under national law.

The Courts have confirmed on several occasions that a Member State may not plead requirements of its national law, such as national prescription rules (24) or the absence of a recovery title under national law (25), in order to justify its failure to comply with a recovery decision (26).

87. Furthermore, it is clear from subparagraphs (d) to (f) of Article 78(3) and from Articles 83 and 84 of Regulation No 2342/2002 on the rules for the implementation of Articles 71 and 73 of the Financial Regulation that each institution must first attempt to recover Community claims by means of offsetting and that, if (partial or total) recovery is not achieved, it must initiate the procedure for recovery by any other means offered by the law (enforcement of any guarantee lodged in advance, enforcement of a decision secured in accordance with Article 72(2) of the Financial Regulation or enforcement of a decision secured by legal action ...[+++]).