EU extends LTTE ban for six months : Gov will continue fight to keep ban in place 

The Euro­pean Council has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation by another six months in a decision, taken on July 30, under the European Union’s regulation on “specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism.”

The decision was taken after the Sri Lankan Embassy in Brussels had presented evidence from the past years up to the present that the LTTE threat continued to exist.

However with pro LTTE activists expected to challenge the decision the government has decided to brief the relevant parties regarding the LTTE in September and October 2018 to keep the ban in place.