EU reaches initial deal to lift economic sanctions on Syria: Reports

EU agrees to lift economic sanctions on Syria: foreign policy chief Kallas

EU foreign ministers on Tuesday agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says.

The European Union is lifting its economic sanctions against Syria. This was decided by the EU Foreign Ministers at a meeting in Brussels, as European Foreign Affairs Commissioner Kallas said. Federal Foreign Minister Wadephul said that the new Syrian leadership was given a chance, but also expected to include all population groups and religions.

EU Follows Trump's Lead, Lifts Economic Sanctions on Post-Assad Syria

European Union foreign ministers unanimously agreed Tuesday to lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria, following a similar move by the United States last week. The decision comes five months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the decision after the Foreign Affairs Council meeting […]

Syria welcomed the decision to raise economic sanctions, saying "the beginning of a new chapter in relations" between the country and the European blockade and thanking Brussels for "supporting the Syrian people".

EU lifts sanctions on Syria in support of war-torn country's recovery

The European Union has announced it is lifting sanctions on Syria to support the civil war-torn country's economic recovery.

EU to lift all economic sanctions on Syria

BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU countries agreed Tuesday to lift all their remaining economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. “Today, we took the decision to lift our economic sanctions on Syria,” the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas posted on X after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Brussels. “We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful Syria,” she…