President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s recovery from years of civil war and transform the lives of everyday Syrians.

The European Union is preparing to lift all remaining economic sanctions against Syria, according to people familiar with the matter, pending formal approval by the bloc’s foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will remove longstanding sanctions on Syria is a critical step toward improving Syrians’ access to fundamental economic rights and encou