According to Kaja Kallas, the bloc’s head of foreign policy, the European Union has made the decision to pull its sanctions against Syria. In a post on social media platform X, Kallas stated,” Now, we took the decision to raise our financial sanctions on Syria.” We want to assist in the reconstruction of a fresh, welcoming, and peaceful Syria for the Arab people.
Some EU restrictions are still in place against Syria.
The group had already spoken about lifting sanctions in February, saying they wanted to support the swift socioeconomic recovery in Syria, which had been wrought by more than a decade of civil war. No all EU sanctions may be lifted, though. Individuals and groups with links to Bashar Assad’s regime and those responsible for harsh persecution and human rights violations will continue to face punishment. Additionally, the EU will continue to impose trade restrictions on the use of local repression weapons, goods, and technologies. President Donald Trump announced last week that he did order the raising of US sanctions against Syria, and the determination to lift sanctions followed that statement.
Europe’s cautious help
Despite the announcement made on Tuesday, there is still issue in Brussels that the new Syrian state may not be moving in the right direction. Subsequent clashes between various groups have highlighted these fears. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham party, which had previously ruled the Assad home for years, created the new government through a lightening progress that shocked the planet in December. The Islamist philosophy of the organization has been a major source of concern in Europe, but the region’s growing instability as well as the conflict’s years have left much room for improvement. Kallas remarked of the determination to pull sanctions,” I think we don’t have a option.” Germany’s new foreign secretary Johann Wadephul stated,” We are giving the Arab program a chance, but we expect an equitable plan within the country that includes all people and religious parties.”
