During Monday's Foreign Ministers' meeting, a decision was made to impose sanctions for human rights violations in several parts of the world.
"As for Myanmar, we will impose sanctions on eleven people involved in the coup and the abuses against protesters," EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on his way to the meeting.
A press release from the meeting later announced that, among others, the junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will have his assets frozen.
He will also be put on a visa ban list.
A decision will also be made on a new list of sanctions that specifically targets human rights abuses around the world.
Oppression against Uighurs
One country whose citizens appear on this list is China - where people who can be linked to repression against the Uighur ethnic group will be subject to sanctions.
Among other things, the head of the local intelligence service in Xinjiang and high-ranking officials will be subject to sanctions.
These are the first sanctions of this kind against Beijing since 1989.
Following the announcement, China's Foreign Ministry stated that in response, the country will impose sanctions on ten Europeans, including several EU parliamentarians.
"Arbitrary arrests"
Relations with Turkey and Russia will also be discussed during Monday's Foreign Ministers 'meeting and at the digital summit that the EU countries' heads of state and government will hold on Thursday and Friday.
Real discussions are to be expected.
The EU and Turkey have clashed in a number of areas in recent years - and more seem to be steadily emerging.
- It is a very worrying development, with arbitrary arrests of politicians, especially from the Kurdish-dominated HDP party, states Foreign Minister Ann Linde (S) in a short comment on the way to the meeting.