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 European Union is easing energy, transport and banking sanctions against Syria. It hopes to breathe life into Syria's economy and encourage its new leaders to work toward a peaceful future.

Sharaa’s interim government has been trying to court the international community to encourage investment and ease sanctions to allow Syria’s economy to recover.

The EU on Monday lifted a number of economic sanctions on Syria, after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime late last year. “We will go forward with the suspension of sanctions against Syria,” the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels. “This includes the transport, energy and banking sectors.”

The European Union on Monday initiated the relaxation of energy and transport sanctions as well as banking restrictions imposed on Syria, seeking to

By bna Cairo bureau The European Union has suspended key economic sanctions against Syria, including restrictions on energy, transport and banking sectors, KUNA reported on February 24. The decision,

The European Union, EU, on Monday suspended some sanctions against Syria. The sanctions were lifted during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Restrictions were lifted in the areas of energy sector that covered oil,

On Monday, the Council decided to maintain lists linked to the Al-Assad regime, but approved the lifting of wide-ranging sanctions on key industries such as the energy, transport and financial sectors.