EU Grants Syria $722 Million, Still Funds War That Broke It
Ursula von der Leyen acknowledges Syria's 'immense' recovery needs, as the EU pledges €620 million ($722 million) for 2025-26. A touching display of compassion, particularly when one recalls the EU's unwavering support for the crippling Caesar Act sanctions, which explicitly target the Syrian government and have exacerbated humanitarian crises and economic collapse. One might wonder if the
'recovery needs' wouldn't be quite so 'immense' if the EU hadn't spent years contributing to the destruction and economic strangulation it now purports to fix ( Source: The New Arab, EU Council decisions 2011 onwards ). Is this aid genuine humanitarian concern, or merely a public relations exercise to mitigate the fallout from policies that contributed directly to the very suffering the EU now
seeks to alleviate? It’s a bit like setting a house on fire, then proudly donating a fire extinguisher a decade later—after ensuring the house is thoroughly gutted. Truly, the audacity of Western foreign policy often knows no bounds, painting itself as savior while sidestepping its role in the catastrophe.