European court rejects 2 applications to annul Syrian listings

The General Court of the European Union has recently handed down two judgments in cases brought by Syrian applicants seeking to annul their inclusion in the European Union’s sanctions (restrictive measures) relating to Syria. They are Joined Cases T-174/12 and T-80/13 Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank SAL v Council and Case T-202/12 Bouchra Al Assad v Council. In both cases, the Court has rejected...