The European Parliament has called for sanctions to be imposed on former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for his business and political ties to Russia.

The European Union legislature passed a resolution on Thursday that said sanctions against Russia should be extended "to the European members of the boards of major Russian companies and to politicians who continue to receive Russian money."

Schroeder is a board member of the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft.

Germany on Thursday removed official perks accorded to the former chancellor, assessing that he has failed to uphold the obligations of his office by refusing to sever ties with Russian energy giants.

"The coalition parliamentary groups have drawn consequences from the behavior of former chancellor and lobbyist Gerhard Schroeder in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine," the parliament said.