25/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 25 November, the Council of the EU adopted restrictive measures - an asset freeze and an EU travel ban - against three Syrian officials, “in view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, and considering recent changes in the Syrian government”. They are the Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid, the Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Firas Hassan Qaddour, and Ahmed Mohammad Bustaji, Minister of State. The first was appointed in September 2024 and the other two were reappointed in the same month. According to the EU Council, these three ministers “share responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population”. See the legal act: https://aeur.eu/f/egv (CG)