EU chief von der Leyen says Europe to do 'everything it can' to support Syria

EU chief von der Leyen says Europe to do 'everything it can' to support Syria

In March, the EU pledged nearly 2.5 billion euros in aid for Syria for 2025 and 2026

Von der Leyen: Europe will do “whatever it can” to help Syria

Europe will do “whatever it can” to help rebuild Syria, promised today the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen after her meeting with the leader of Syria Ahmad al Saraa in Damascus. The head of the European Commission, who is accompanied by the President of the European Council Antonio Costa, is the highest-ranking official of the European Union to travel to Syria after Saraa seized power in late 2024. “Europe will do whate…

EU chief von der Leyen says Europe to do ‘everything it can’ to support Syria

DAMASCUS (AFP): European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Europe would do everything possible to assist Syria’s recovery and reconstruction, after meeting President Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Friday in Damascus. Von der Leyen, the highest-ranking EU official to visit since longtime ruler Bashar Assad was ousted in December 2024, is on a regional tour alongside Antonio Costa, who heads the European Council. Their visit comes as days of deadly c…