EU court annuls Syrian listing for 1st time, but rejects damages claim

The General Court of the European Union (9th chamber) has just found in favour of an applicant on the EU Syria sanctions list for the first time, in Case T-293/12 Syria International Islamic Bank v Council (11 June 2014, judgment only available in French). We have previously reported on unsuccessful Syrian applications here and here. The Court found in Case T-293/12...