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]

Dec 19, 2024 · On 3 April 2017, the Council adopted the EU strategy on Syria. This strategy is part of the EU regional strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat. The EU's strategic objectives in Syria focus on six key areas: ending the war through a genuine political transition; promoting a meaningful and inclusive transition in Syria

Syria continues to be a high priority for the European Union, which will organise the Ninth Brussels Conference on the Future of Syria and the region in 2025, with the objective of contributing to building a new Syria.

Dec 5, 2024 · In Syria, EU cooperation aims at supporting the resilience of the population and paving the way for transition and post-conflict recovery. Assistance is provided in sectors such as education, livelihoods, civil society capacity building, health, accountability and transitional justice. EU support through the ENI is provided, as much as feasible ...

The good news is that the pledges of € 9.6 billion in total exceeded those of last year, showing that the world has not forgotten the people of Syria. The bad news is that the plight of the Syrian people continues, and there are no signs of progress towards a political solution.

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 …

Dec 19, 2024 · In line with the EU strategy on Syria, the EU decided to maintain its restrictive measures against the Syrian regime and its supporters as the repression of civilian population continues. The Council removed from the sanctions list: 5 …

Jun 26, 2020 · The EU will be ready to assist in the reconstruction of Syria only once a comprehensive, genuine and inclusive political transition is firmly underway, negotiated by the Syrian parties on the basis of UNSC Resolution 2254 and the 2012 Geneva Communiqué.

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...

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 ...