Brussels, 28/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - After long and hard discussions on Monday 27 May, the European Union renewed its sanctions against Syria for a year starting from 1 June - with the exception of the embargo on weapons destined for the Syrian coalition, which becomes a national matter.
“I admit that it's a renationalisation of the file”, said Belgium's Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Reynders. “It is not, indeed, a 'true' European solution, but we have at least prevented there...