European Union–Syria relations are the bilateral relations between Syria and the European Union (EU). The European Union (EU) and Syria have signed two agreements between each other. However, due to the Syrian government's crack down on its opposition, the EU imposed an embargo on Syria. [1] Since 2011, the EU has supported the opposition Syrian National Council and calls for the present ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The EU started to impose asset freezes and travel bans on Syrian officials and organizations in 2011 in response to Bashar Assad’s crackdown on protesters, which festered into a civil war. The 27-nation bloc targeted 316 people …

4 days ago · Yet, seen from an EU standpoint the novelty is that the Syrian leadership has clearly expressed its intentions with regard to diversity, inclusiveness, free and fair elections, and civil peace. On paper, these intentions match EU principles and therefore provide a basis on which to rebuild a relationship between Syria and Europe.

Jan 27, 2025 · European Union foreign ministers will lift some sanctions on Syria, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Monday, a move intended to give Syria’s new government some economic breathing room after ...

Jan 27, 2025 · EU agrees to 'roadmap' on easing Syria sanctions 01/27/2025 January 27, 2025. EU foreign ministers were in Brussels to discuss lifting some sanctions on Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime.

Jan 3, 2025 · The French and German foreign ministers have met Syria’s new leaders and called for an inclusive transition of power, in the first visit by European Union ministers to Syria since the Assad ...

Jan 13, 2025 · European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on ...

Dec 16, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations on Monday set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria and kick-starting aid to the conflict-ravaged country amid uncertainty about its new leaders’ intentions just over a week after they seized power.. At a meeting in Brussels, the EU’s top diplomats said they want guarantees from members of Syria’s interim government that they are preparing ...

Dec 16, 2024 · European Union nations on Monday set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria and kick-starting aid to the conflict-ravaged country amid uncertainty about its new leaders' intentions just ...

Dec 19, 2024 · The leaders of the European Union agreed on Thursday on the key principles they will follow to normalise ties with Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's autocracy, with the caveat that ...