Syria–European Union relations

Syria–European Union relations are the bilateral relations between Syria and the European Union (EU). The European Union (EU) and Syria have signed two agreements between each other. However, relations worsened significantly during the 2011 Syrian protests due to Bashar al-Assad's government's crackdown on its opposition, and the EU subsequently imposed an embargo on Syria. Since 2011, the EU has supported the opposition Syrian National Council and called for the Assad government to stand down. In 2012, it recognised the opposition groups as legitimate representatives of the Syrian people. Should Turkey, which is a candidate for EU membership, accede to the EU, Syria will be a border neighbor with the European Union.

Up until the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, several EU member states, including Austria, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Poland and the Netherlands, had their embassies in Damascus closed. The EU Delegation to Syria remained open until December 2012, when it was for security reasons relocated to Beirut. Syria has a permanent mission to the EU in Brussels. Following the opposition victory in December 2024, a new phase began for European-Syrian relations, and high-level talks and delegations resumed. The European Union affirmed its intention to provide aid to the Syrian transitional government, and announced plans to reopen its embassy in Damascus.

On 24 February 2025, the European Union announced the lifting of several Assad-era sanctions against Syria in an effort to help the country boost its economy and aid reconstruction efforts. This move was welcomed by the new Syrian government.