EU set for agreement to ease Syria sanctions

Will the EU ease Syria sanctions? Inside the bloc’s dilemma
The EU foreign ministers will gather Monday to discuss and potentially agree on proposals to ease sanctions on Syria.
EU set for agreement to ease Syria sanctions as foreign ministers gather
How the EU moves forward on amending its sanctions regime is closely scrutinised after the US eased restrictions on Syria to increase humanitarian aid earlier this month. No such
EU Expected To Agree Easing Sanctions On Syria
EU foreign ministers are set to give a green light on Monday to easing the bloc's sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, diplomats said.
EU's Kallas Says She Hopes for Political Agreement on Easing Syria Sanctions
FILE PHOTO: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas looks on, during her visit to attend a meeting on Syria, following the recent ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
EU sanctions on Syria could be gradually eased, top diplomat says
The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has proposed a gradual easing of the sanctions imposed on Syria. A plan is to start with those measures that are really necessary to tackle the reconstruction of the country,
Six EU nations call for temporary Syria sanctions relief
Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters.
E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift
The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post.
European Union mulls easing Syria sanctions — with a catch
For the first time since the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, the EU is considering lifting sanctions in a variety of sectors. But the bloc wants to keep leverage over the Islamist group now in power.
EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month
The new administration's approach to governing must include "different groups" and women, and "no radicalization", the European Union's foreign-policy chief said.
EU Considers 'Staged Approach' to Suspending Syria Sanctions
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