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Syria: Council approves conclusions

European Council / Council of the European Union

Council of the EU
Press release
23 June 2025 12:15

The Council approved today conclusions on Syria reaffirming the EU's commitment to stand with the Syrian people and to support a peaceful and inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned transition to help build a better future for all Syrians.

The conclusions welcome the commitment by the transitional government to build a new Syria based on national reconciliation, accountability, rule of law, separation of powers, as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Syrians without distinction, fully safeguarding the diversity of the country.

They also welcome statements vowing to develop peaceful relations with all countries and to fully respect international law. The EU is ready to engage with the transitional government in regional and multilateral fora, and urges all external actors without exception to fully respect Syria's unity, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The EU condemns any unilateral foreign military actions and presence as well as attempts to undermine Syria's stability and prospects for a peaceful transition, including through foreign information manipulation and interference.

Syria's transition and reconstruction will require long-term sustained efforts. The EU is engaging with the transitional government and civil society and works closely with regional and international partners to that aim, and calls upon the international community to intensify its political and financial support, and to facilitate Syria's economic recovery.

The EU, together with its member states, has been consistently leading in providing assistance to Syrians - having mobilised nearly €37 billion in humanitarian, development, economic and stabilisation assistance over the past fourteen years - is alarmed by the continued catastrophic humanitarian situation in the country, and remains steadfast in its commitment to support Syrian people.

For this reason and with the aim of supporting Syria's inclusive political transition, as well as its swift economic recovery, reconstruction, and stabilisation, the EU recently lifted all its remaining economic sanctions on Syria, maintaining only sanctions related to the Assad regime in line with its call for accountability, and those sanctions based on security grounds. In parallel, the EU introduced additional sanctions against human rights violators and those fueling instability and violence in Syria in response to the recent widespread violence in Syria's coastal region and in other areas around Damascus.