The European Union is considering a step-by-step suspension of multiple economic sanctions targeting Syria as it seeks to ...

FILE PHOTO: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas looks on, during her visit to attend a ...

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on Friday became the first European Union official to visit Syria since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month.

But Germany's foreign minister said sanctions against “Assad’s henchmen who committed serious crimes” must remain in place.

The country's new rulers have been pushing for sanctions relief since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad's government last month ...

Western sanctions were part of an effort to pressure al-Assad to change his actions, and Western policymakers argue that they ...

Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as ...

Italy has signalled its willingness to act as a bridge-builder between Syria and the European Union after the fall of ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six ...

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib announced a 235 million euro aid package for Syria and neighbouring countries on ...

The European Union is eyeing an easing of sanctions on Syria, one month after Islamist rebels overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad. EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas announced that ...