The European Union has decided to lift economic sanctions against Syria after reaching an agreement among member states. While the Netherlands preferred a gradual reduction of sanctions, it ultimately agreed to avoid isolation and to secure long-term investment opportunities in Syria.
Conditions have been set to reintroduce sanctions if violence escalates again. The EU also plans to impose individual sanctions on those involved in recent violence. The interim government, led by Ahmed Sharaa, faces the challenge of rebuilding Syria's collapsed economy.
U.S. President Trump recently expressed his intention to lift sanctions, but experts warn that Syria's political stability remains fragile.