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EU-Syria relations

Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, center, arrives to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, on April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
April 17, 2026, 2:59 pm
Syria’s Sharaa: Israel has acted with ‘brutality,’ but talks not at dead end
Leader says talks now focused on restoring UN buffer zone, will later shift to future of Golan; all bases in Syria that hosted US troops now under state control, Damascus says
By ToI Staff, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
UK Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s take part in a joint strike operation with France on an underground facility in Syria that had likely been used by the Islamic State group to store weapons on January 3, 2026. (UK Defense Ministry via AFP)
January 4, 2026, 1:02 pm
British, French warplanes strike suspected ISIS weapons stockpile in Syria
Overnight strike on underground facility near Palmyra was meant to prevent any resurgence of Islamist group and posed no risk to civilians, say allies
By AFP
US President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington on November 10, 2025. (Syrian Presidency Press Office via AP)
November 16, 2025, 5:18 pm
Warming Trump-Sharaa ties put Israel’s feet to fire on emerging Syria security deal
Pushed toward an agreement with ex-jihadi Syrian president, a wary Jerusalem seeks to at least secure its border, protect the Druze and perhaps contain Turkey along the way
By Nava Freiberg
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (4th-R) visits a Syrian refugee camp near the village of Hawsh Al-Nabi, in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley, on December 10, 2018. (AFP)
July 2, 2025, 9:39 pm
Austria set to deport man to Syria, marking first for EU since Assad’s fall
Rights groups warn Vienna’s move could set a dangerous precedent, arguing that Syria remains officially unsafe for return under international law
By Reuters
People celebrate on New Year's Eve at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, December 31, 2024. (AP/Leo Correa)
January 3, 2025, 11:49 am
‘New political beginning’: German, French FMs to meet with nascent Syrian regime
First top level EU diplomats to visit Damascus since fall of Assad regime; German FM says coming with ‘outstretched hand’ as well as ‘clear expectations’ for new government
By Agencies
Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir (L) meeting with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher in Damascus, December 17, 2024. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
December 17, 2024, 3:10 pm
Syria’s new rulers step up engagement with world as nations urge humanitarian future
France and Germany send delegations to Damascus, UN humanitarian chief is also in the Syrian capital; EU says it will reopen its embassy
By AFP
People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey, February 14, 2023. (Hussein Malla/AP)
April 25, 2023, 6:32 pm
Damascus says fresh EU sanctions impede aid to earthquake-hit Syrians
Foreign ministry official accuses bloc of ‘repeating lies’ that latest measures won’t impact humanitarian aid or access to food and medical equipment
By AFP
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