The European Council has just announced that it has extended its sanctions regime against the “sponsors of the Syrian regime” for another year as the situation on-the-ground continues to deteriorate, and it has designated a further individual. The individual is stated to be a “high-ranking military official deemed responsible for repression and violence against the civilian population in Damascus and Damascus countryside“. This brings the total number of persons designated under the EU’s sanctions regime against Syria to over 200 individuals and 70 entities.
The related legislative acts, as well as the individual’s identity, will be published in the Official Journal tomorrow (29 May 2015) and this blog updated accordingly.
