EU agrees to gradually suspend economic sanctions on Syria

The European Union on Monday agreed to ease economic sanctions on Syria weeks after the ousting of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces.

"EU Foreign Ministers just agreed on a roadmap to ease the EU sanctions on Syria," EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas wrote on X.

"While we aim to move fast, the lifting of sanctions can be reversed if wrong steps are taken," she said.

In addition to targeting individuals, the EU imposed extensive import and export bans and restricted financial services to pressure the now-toppled Syrian regime over its human rights violations.