Brussels, 02/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 29 April, the representatives of the EU27 at the Political and Security Committee (Cops) gave their approval to the technical preparation of a raft of sanctions against the Syrian regime of Bachar al-Assad, in response to the violent repression of demonstrations in the country. The “restrictive measures” which the experts have been asked to prepare with a view to their political approval over the next few days include an embargo on sales...