EU Restores Full Cooperation Agreement With Syria

The move, according to the bloc, reflects a broader shift toward supporting Syria’s economic recovery and political transition.

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Feb. 23, 2026. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union formally restored its cooperation agreement with Syria, marking a significant step in reestablishing economic and political ties with Damascus.

The Council of the European Union announced on May 11 the end to the partial suspension of the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement, reversing measures first imposed in 2011 in response to human rights abuses during the Syrian civil war.