EU steps up Syria sanctions with ban on oil imports

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Series Details 2.9.11
Publication Date 02/09/2011
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The EU stepped up sanctions on Syria on the 2 September 2011 by banning imports of its oil.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14759416
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BBC News, 3.9.11: Russia's Lavrov condemns EU oil sanctions on Syria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14773800
ESO: Background information: Italy defends bid to delay EU oil ban on Syria http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-defends-bid-to-delay-eu-oil-ban-on-syria/
EEAS: Syria http://www.eeas.europa.eu/syria/index_en.htm
Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/11/292: Council bans import of Syrian oil http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/124495.pdf
De Volkskrant, 2.9.11: EU to embargo Syrian oil (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/907581-eu-embargo-syrian-oil
EUObserver, 2.9.11: EU oil ban to cost Assad €9 million a day http://euobserver.com/24/113509

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