Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 22

30-May-2011

syria

EU Council Imposes Sanctions On Syrian President

The European Union (EU) on 23 May adopted new legislation to strengthen the restrictive measures imposed on the Syrian regime, after the US did the same on 18 May (MEES, 23 May). The legislation extends the visa ban and assets freeze on 13 officials and associates of the Syrian regime adopted on 9 May to 10 more individuals, including President Bashar al-Asad, in view of the...