EU foreign ministers have agreed on a roadmap for easing EU sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, stated the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, the bloc’s top diplomat said. “While we aim to move fast, the lifting of sanctions can be reversed if wrong steps are taken,

Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.