EU Weighing Lifting Syria Sanctions

The European Union is currently discussing a deal to partially suspend several sanctions on Syria’s energy industry, including scrapping bans on importing crude from the country. Last month, in a non-paper, the EU proposed the removal of “export ban on oil and gas technology, as well as restrictions on export and participation in infrastructure projects and financing.” An informal EU document is used by member states in closed door negotiations. According to the paper, the EU was also considering a possible delisting of Al-Qaeda-related…