European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Greece and Hungary are demanding that a number of companies be removed from the list of those supporting Russia's efforts to bypass Western sanctions. The discussion of sanctions was postponed for a week until next Wednesday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said in May that the 11th package of sanctions would focus on tightening enforcement mechanisms to stymie Russia's efforts to break the sanctions blockade, adding that sanctions should be imposed on companies in intermediary countries that re-export sanctioned goods to Russia.

The EU is expected to finalize the contents of the sanctions before the EU summit in Brussels at the end of this month.