European Union nations have set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria. They want guarantees from Syria’s new leaders that they are preparing for a peaceful political future where extremism and former allies Russia and Iran can play no role.

European Union nations want guarantees from Syria’s new leaders that they are preparing for a peaceful political future involving all minority groups, and where extremism, Russia and Iran have no place,

The European Union will send an envoy to make contact with the new Syrian leadership, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday. Until recently, Brussels claimed to have no contact with the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS),

The European Union is suing the UK at the bloc’s top court for the way it allegedly limited the rights of EU citizens and their family members to live and work in Britain following Brexit.

The European Commission said on Monday it had referred two cases against Britain concerning free movement of EU citizens and investment treaties to the EU Court of Justice. The Commission said London had failed to comply with European Union law on the free movement of EU citizens at the end of 2020,

Brussels is taking the UK to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for breaking the terms of its Brexit deal. The move will put pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes for a reset of relations and closer ties with the bloc.