Freepen.gr - Το Ευρωπαϊκό Συμβούλιο ανακοίνωσε την Πέμπτη 28 Μαΐου 2020 ότι παρατείνει τις κυρώσεις κατά της Συρίας για ακόμη ένα έτος και συγκεκριμένα ως τις 1 Ιουνίου 2020. Η ανακοίνωση μεταξύ άλλων σημειώνει τα εξής αντιφατικά:
Οι κυρώσεις της ΕΕ στοχεύουν εκείνους που είναι υπεύθυνοι για τα δεινά τους, μέλη του συριακού καθεστώτος, υποστηρικτές και επιχειρηματίες τους που το χρηματοδοτούν και επωφελούνται από την πολεμική οικονομία. Η ΕΕ είναι αποφασισμένη να συνεχίσει την υποστήριξή της στον συριακό λαό και παραμένει δεσμευμένη να χρησιμοποιήσει κάθε εργαλείο που έχει στη διάθεσή της για να πιέσει για μια πολιτική λύση στη σύγκρουση που θα ωφελήσει όλους τους Σύριους και θα θέσει τέρμα στη συνεχιζόμενη καταστολή.
Η ΕΕ από τη μια στηρίζει το συριακό λαό και από την άλλη τον έχει τρελάνει στις κυρώσεις επιθυμώντας να παρέμβει στα εσωτερικά της χώρας του. Και η Ελλάδα; Τι κάνει; Υποστήριξε για ακόμη μια φορά / χρονιά τις κυρώσεις; Κρύφτηκε πάλι πίσω από τις θέσεις των δήθεν συμμάχων της;
Syria: Sanctions against the regime extended by one year
The Council today extended EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime for one additional year, until 1 June 2021.
In line with the EU strategy on Syria, the EU decided to maintain its
restrictive measures against the Syrian regime and its supporters, as the repression of the civilian population continues.
The Syrian people have had to draw on extraordinary reserves of resilience in the course of the conflict. The EU’s sanctions target those responsible for their suffering, members of the Syrian regime, their supporters and businesspersons who finance it and benefit from the war economy. The EU is determined to continue its support to the Syrian people and remains committed to use every tool at its disposal to push for a political solution to the conflict that would benefit all Syrians and put an end to the ongoing repression.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell
The Council also removed from the list two persons and one company
which halted their sanctionable behaviour, as well as two deceased
persons. The list now includes 273 persons targeted by both an assets freeze and a travel ban, and 70 entities subject to an assets freeze.
Sanctions currently in place against Syria were introduced in 2011,
in response to the violent repression by the Syrian regime of its
civilian population. They also target companies and business people
benefitting from their ties with the regime and the war economy.
Restrictive measures also include a ban on the import of oil, restrictions on certain investments, a freeze of the assets of the Syrian central bank held in the EU, and export restrictions on equipment and technology
that might be used for internal repression, as well as on equipment and
technology for the monitoring or interception of internet or telephone
communications.
As part of the EU’s targeted approach to the use of sanctions, Syria
sanctions are designed to avoid impeding the supply of humanitarian
assistance. Consequently, the export of food, medicines or medical
equipment are not subject to EU sanctions, and a number of specific
exceptions are foreseen for humanitarian purposes.
Background
The EU keeps developments in the Syrian conflict under constant
review and can always decide to renew sanctions and amend the list of
targeted entities or persons.
The EU remains committed to finding a lasting and credible political solution to the conflict in Syria on the basis of the UN Security Council resolution 2254 and of the 2012 Geneva Communiqué.
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