Brussels, 13/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 13 October, the EU Council of Ministers decided to step up restrictive measures against Syria, by freezing the assets of one more entity that financially supports the regime. The Council has reinforced retaliatory measures “in view of the continuing repression by the Syrian regime against its population and widespread human rights violations”, a Council press release states. This decision brings to 19 the number of entities concerned by...