European Union nations on Monday set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria and kick-starting aid to the conflict-ravaged country amid uncertainty about its new leaders' intentions just over a week after they seized power.

The European Union should be ready to ease sanctions on Syria if the country's new leadership takes "positive steps" to establish an inclusive government and respect women's and minority rights, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.

Citing the conference held in Brussels since 2017, EU Foreign Affairs spokesman confirms efforts to plan donor conference to support Syria have begun - Anadolu Ajansı

A group of EU immigration hawks held talks ahead of a summit of the bloc's leaders on Thursday -- the second consecutive gathering of its kind -- upping pressure on Brussels to boost migrant returns.

The EU is “already engaging with actors on the ground, the new authorities, and other regional actors,” and “will increase its diplomatic presence in (the capital) Damascus,” Antonio Costa told a Thursday news conference after an EU Council meeting in Brussels.

Following 'constructive' talks with Syria's new leadership, EU head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas announced that the bloc would 'reopen the delegation in Syria' in a speech at the EU Parliament.

Europeans and Americans should work closely together on a staged sanctions lifting process. They must connect this to respect for human rights and the holding of elections

At a meeting in Brussels, the EU's top diplomats said they want guarantees from members of Syria’s interim government that they are preparing for a peaceful political future involving all ...

As we wrap up the year, we looked into the development and humanitarian priorities of the world’s largest official donors.

And so, during the war, the Mediterranean became a graveyard, and Syrians who had already lived through bombardment watched as their family, their friends and their neighbors drowned. A photo of a little boy, Aylan Kurdi, emerged, his body lying face down on the shores of Turkey. The conscience of the world was briefly stirred.