{"id":225341,"date":"2025-01-27T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T14:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/e-u-prepares-to-cautiously-pare-back-sanctions-on-syria\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T14:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T14:06:06","slug":"e-u-prepares-to-cautiously-pare-back-sanctions-on-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/e-u-prepares-to-cautiously-pare-back-sanctions-on-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"E.U. Prepares to Cautiously Pare Back Sanctions on Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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European Union foreign ministers are preparing to lift some sanctions on Syria, the bloc\u2019s top diplomat told reporters on Monday, a move intended to give Syria\u2019s new government some economic breathing room after more than a decade of stiff restrictions.<\/p>\n

The European Union originally imposed sweeping trade limitations on Syria when it was under the control of President Bashar al-Assad, but after his ouster in December<\/a>, it is preparing to roll those back in stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect to reach a decision today, to put together a road map to ease the sanctions,\u201d the diplomat, Kaja Kallas, told reporters<\/a> as she headed into the E.U. foreign affairs council meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The goal is to give the Syria\u2019s new government some relief while also allowing time to determine whether the new Syrian power structure under the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham will evolve in a way that is consistent with E.U. values.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n