> BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (Reuters) – European Union countries on Monday suspended a range of sanctions against Syria with immediate effect, including restrictions related to energy, banking, transport and reconstruction.
> The EU has a range of sanctions in place targeting both individuals and economic sectors in Syria.
> European leaders began rethinking their approach after insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ousted former President Bashar al-Assad as president in December.
> Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers agreed to suspend restrictions on the energy sector that covered oil, gas and electricity, and sanctions on the transport sector.
> They have also lifted asset freezes for five banks, eased restrictions on the Syrian central bank and indefinitely extended an exemption to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid.
> EU states maintained a range of other sanctions related to the Assad authorities, including those on arms trading, dual-use goods with both military and civilian uses, software for surveillance and the international trade of Syrian cultural heritage goods.
> They said they would continue to monitor the situation in Syria to ensure that the suspensions remained appropriate.
> Reporting by Bart Meijer Editing by Bernadette Baum and Aidan Lewis
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next NL meet-up gonna be in Damascus
ApprehensivePlum1420 on
Remember, one the most important reasons that the Islamic Caliphate thrived was the flow of trade
Al-Sharaa be bringing the actual Islamic revival if he implements neoliberal policies
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I have this theory that while revolutions may be led by idealistic people or rabid ideologues, they succeed based on getting enough people who are mad about the price of bread, crime in their neighborhood, and social instability that they can coerce the state into abdicating.
Which means that if a revolution cannot quickly solve those same problems, the revolution gets undone or supplanted by a new dictator. See Napoleon.
So it really seems like “liberalizing democratic revolution succeeded” should be met with dropping sanctions, dropping trade barriers, and airdropping in experts in crime, governance, etc, to help the revolution make permanent changes.
Here’s hoping this is what the EU is going to start doing.
NoGarlic2387 on
Why didn’t they use this to get Syrians to throw out Russia out of their port and bases?
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> BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (Reuters) – European Union countries on Monday suspended a range of sanctions against Syria with immediate effect, including restrictions related to energy, banking, transport and reconstruction.
> The EU has a range of sanctions in place targeting both individuals and economic sectors in Syria.
> European leaders began rethinking their approach after insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ousted former President Bashar al-Assad as president in December.
> Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers agreed to suspend restrictions on the energy sector that covered oil, gas and electricity, and sanctions on the transport sector.
> They have also lifted asset freezes for five banks, eased restrictions on the Syrian central bank and indefinitely extended an exemption to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid.
> EU states maintained a range of other sanctions related to the Assad authorities, including those on arms trading, dual-use goods with both military and civilian uses, software for surveillance and the international trade of Syrian cultural heritage goods.
> They said they would continue to monitor the situation in Syria to ensure that the suspensions remained appropriate.
> Reporting by Bart Meijer Editing by Bernadette Baum and Aidan Lewis
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next NL meet-up gonna be in Damascus
Remember, one the most important reasons that the Islamic Caliphate thrived was the flow of trade
Al-Sharaa be bringing the actual Islamic revival if he implements neoliberal policies
I have this theory that while revolutions may be led by idealistic people or rabid ideologues, they succeed based on getting enough people who are mad about the price of bread, crime in their neighborhood, and social instability that they can coerce the state into abdicating.
Which means that if a revolution cannot quickly solve those same problems, the revolution gets undone or supplanted by a new dictator. See Napoleon.
So it really seems like “liberalizing democratic revolution succeeded” should be met with dropping sanctions, dropping trade barriers, and airdropping in experts in crime, governance, etc, to help the revolution make permanent changes.
Here’s hoping this is what the EU is going to start doing.
Why didn’t they use this to get Syrians to throw out Russia out of their port and bases?