France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria

EU aims to agree ‘staged approach’ to ease Syria sanctions
A six-phase “road map” prepared by the EU’s foreign service advocates a “staged approach” to lifting sanctions on the country “to incentivise peaceful transition and reconstruction”. An arms embargo, sanctions on equipment used for internal repression and measures targeting Assad regime officials would be exempt, the document states.
France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria after Assad's fall
Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
EU ready to lift some sanctions against Syria after Assad ouster
The European Union is lifting some sanctions on Syria to support efforts to stabilize Damascus following the December ousting of Bashar
EU expected to ease sanctions on Syria
The European Union is considering easing sanctions on Syria to assist the new government in rebuilding the country following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a senior EU official stated on Monday.
E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift
The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post.
France says EU could agree to ease Syria sanctions
EU foreign ministers were in Brussels to discuss lifting some sanctions on Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime. European Union foreign ministers were likely to agree on lifting some sanctions on Syria,
EU top diplomat pushes for gradual suspension of Syria sanctions
European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that she hopes EU foreign ministers will be able to agree on gradually suspending the bloc's economic sanctions on Syria. Ministers are to decide on a "roadmap" for a step-by-step approach,
EU to ease energy, transport and financial sanctions on Syria
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday are expected to ease some energy, transport and finance sanctions against Syria, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said. “Today,
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