The European Union extends its sanctions on Syria
On Thursday, the European Union announced the extension of its sanctions imposed on Syria since 2011 for an additional year.
The Council of the European Union said, in a statement, that it “today extended the restrictive measures imposed by the European Union on the Syrian regime for an additional year, until June 1, 2022, in light of the continued repression of the civilian population in the country”.
The council stated that the sanctions are currently targeting 283 individuals whose assets have been frozen on the territory of the European Union and preventing their travel to the countries of the bloc, and 70 entities subject to an asset freeze.
The statement indicated that “the current sanctions against Syria were imposed in 2011 in response to the brutal repression by the regime of the Syrian President Bashar al Assad against the civilian population”.
The council stated that “these measures also target companies of prominent businessmen who benefit from their relations with the regime and the war economy”.
The council stated that its sanctions also include “a ban on importing oil, restricting some investments, freezing the assets of the Central Bank in the European Union, and restricting the export of equipment and technology that may be used for internal repression or to monitor and intercept communications via the Internet or phones”.
