BBC News - EU eases Syria oil embargo to help opposition
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On Monday, the Council of the European Union agreed to ease the oil embargo on Syria “so as to help the civilian population and the opposition”, according to a statement.
The governments of member states will now be able to authorise on a case-by-case basis three types of transactions - imports of oil and petroleum products; exports of key equipment and technology for the oil and gas industry to Syria; and investments in the Syrian oil industry.