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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10436

24 August 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/syria
Extension of restrictive measures against Syria imminent

Brussels, 23/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday of last week, the European Union reached political agreement on the addition of a further 20 Syrian individuals or entities to the list of those targeted by the EU asset freeze and travel ban. The list containing their names will be published in the Official Journal of Wednesday 24 August.

In a press release issued on 18 August, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton condemned the intensification of the repression by the Syrian regime....