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EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica: 'It is time to move from crisis to socio-economic recovery and reconstruction' <a target="_blank" href="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/photo-details/P-063492~2F00-10">(Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)</a>

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EU seeks to restore trade with Damascus in bid to ensure ‘safe’ Syrian refugee returns – EUobserver

2026-05-11

The EU is moving to restore trade with Syria after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, offering…

Ahmed al-Shara meets EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib in Syria, 17 January 2025. Until Ahmed al-Shara proves himself, Washington and the West should be wary of normalising relations and lifting sanctions <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_al-Sharaa#/media/File:Ahmad_al-Shara_greets_Hadja_Lahbib_in_Syria.jpg">(Photo: EU Commission)</a>

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THIS WEEK: Syria and Iran, plus national strikes in Belgium and Hungary’s new PM – EUobserver

2026-05-11

While the EU celebrated the roots of its inception some 76 years ago over the weekend, tricky questions…