EU ESMA Sanctions

List of sanctioned entities, as published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

Register of entities sanctioned by European NCAs and maintained by ESMA. The directives and regulations underpinning the sanctions can be found in the Interactive Single Rulebook.

Compilation of sanctions applied and published in Member States under CSDR, EMIR, MAD, MAR, MiFID, SFTR, UCITS.

Data overview

Entities:
Total1,341
Searchable668
Targets668
Entity types:
Companies668
Publisher:European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · European Union

ESMA is the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor. It publishes a number of databases and registers, including the Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS).

Collections:in OpenSanctions Default · Regulatory Watchlists · Sanctioned Securities · Warrants and Criminal Entities
Information:registers.esma.europa.eu
Source data:registers.esma.europa.eu · JSON
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:2025-11-06 09:21:01 · v. 20251106092101-kwz
Last change:

Bulk download

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities2.24 MB
names.txtTarget names text file17.56 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format315.51 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON2.25 MB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV1.71 MB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:

Recent additions

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
Saxo BankCompany
ETERNAMCompany
FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO SPACompany
Caceis BankCompany
I-KAPITALCompany
CA Indosuez Wealth (Europe), Sucursal en EspañaCompany
ZEUS ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A.Company
BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AktiengesellschaftCompany
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Frankfurt BranchCompany
Sutor Bank GmbHCompany
LLB Bank AGCompany
ACOMEA SGR SPACompany
LF Investment LtdCompanyCyprus
Colmex Pro LtdCompanyCyprus
VPR Safe Financial Group LtdCompanyCyprus
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