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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11984

20 March 2018
EXTERNAL ACTION / Syria
Council sanctions four more people over chemical weapons
Brussels, 19/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 19 March, the EU Council imposed sanctions on a high ranking military official – the head of security at the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) – and three Syrian scientists, including two doctors, for their role in the development of chemical weapons and their use against the civilian population.  The sanctions were in line with the EU Council's policy on the fight against the proliferation of chemical weapons and their use.

These four people all work at the...

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