Syria, European Union

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.
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.
EU considers 'staged approach' to suspending Syria sanctions
The European Union is considering a step-by-step suspension of multiple economic sanctions targeting Syria as it seeks to support the country’s transition, while retaining some leverage, according to two internal documents seen by Reuters.
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,
EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. Kaja Kallas' comments came at a gathering of top European and Middle Eastern diplomats in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to discuss Syria’s future.
EU's Kallas says she hopes for political agreement on easing Syria sanctions
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday she hopes a political agreement on easing Syria sanctions can be reached at a gathering of European ministers next week.
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.
Syria FM says scrapping sanctions 'key' to country's economic stability
Syria's top diplomat said Wednesday that lifting economic sanctions imposed during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad was "key" to stability in the country. Syria's new authorities are lobbying Western powers to remove sanctions that had targeted Assad's government over his brutal crackdown on anti-government protests in 2011,
UN urges West to lift sanctions against post-Assad Syria
The UN refugee agency says 200,000 Syrians have already returned home since the fall of Bashar Assad. But Western sanctions ...
UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the ...
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UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The ...
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OFAC Relaxes Sanctions Against Post-Assad Syria – For Now
The US government signals careful optimism with a new general license authorizing some previously prohibited transactions, including many (but ...
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions ...
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Saudi Arabia stands by Syria: FM
During a press conference Friday with his Syrian counterpart, bin Farhan said Saudi Arabia was standing by Syria, pointing to ...
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Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...
Syria orders freeze of bank accounts linked to former regime
Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a document seen by ...