Council of EU Issues Statement on Lifting of Syria Sanctions

20/05/2025
Posted by: Pambos Kyriacou

The Council of the EU issued a statement on the lifting of financial sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.

The statement highlights that the EU suspended some of its economic sanctions against Syria in February 2025. The EU will now lift the remainder of its financial sanctions on Syria, but it will maintain sanctions related to the Assad regime.

Additionally, the EU will introduce additional targeted restrictive measures against human rights violators and those fueling instability in Syria.

View the relevant Statement here

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Council of EU Issues Statement on Lifting of Syria Sanctions

Council of EU Issues Statement on Lifting of Syria Sanctions

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