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EU lifts all economic sanctions on Syria, hoping to speed up post-al-Assad recovery
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21/05/2025
EU lifts all economic sanctions on Syria, hoping to speed up post-al-Assad recovery
Donald Trump's sudden decision to lift sanctions on Syria accelerated the timeline in Brussels, which had been working on a step-by-step roadmap.
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The European Union announced that it will lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria
00:06
to allow the war-torn country to have a chance at recovery and prosperity.
00:11
The bloc said it hopes the relief will ease access to financial funds
00:15
and speed up the recovery timeline after the fall of long-time President Bashar al-Assad in December.
00:21
On Syria, ministers agreed to lift all economic sanctions
00:26
while maintaining those related to Assad regime and human rights violations.
00:31
This decision is reversible and conditional also on progress.
00:37
There can be no peace without the path to economic recovery,
00:42
and we all need a stable Syria.
00:45
Is everything really ideal there?
00:50
No, it is not. It's very clear.
00:52
But I think we need to give the Syrian people a chance.
00:58
The decision comes just a few days after the U.S. announced it was lifting sanctions on the country.
01:04
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the move in Riyadh
01:07
as he embarked on his first tour of the Middle East in his second stint in office.
01:12
The news was hailed by the interim Syrian government.
01:14
The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaya Callas, says the bloc didn't have a choice on whether or not to offer sanctions relief.
01:39
She stressed that the options were either lift them and hope for the best, or risk another Afghanistan.
01:45
She added that the EU will closely monitor the situation and will act accordingly if the trust is abused and no progress is made.
01:52
The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs is closed
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02:06
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