The European Union has announced it is lifting sanctions on Syria to support the civil war-torn country's economic recovery.

The European Union's top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday that she hoped ministers gathering in Brussels would reach an agreement on lifting economic sanctions on Syria. Ministers are considering a political decision to lift economic sanctions while maintaining sanctions related to the Assad regime and introducing measures against human rights violators,

The UK and European Union have reached a deal on food, fishing access, defence and UK travellers' access to e-gates. The government says the deal is "good for jobs, good for bills, and good for our borders". Stay with us and we'll bring you all the latest analysis and reaction.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said on Tuesday that there would be a review of the EU's trade agreement with Israel amid the "catastrophic" situation in Gaza.

The European Union will review a pact governing its political and economic ties with Israel due to the "catastrophic" situation in Gaza, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday after a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers.

The Country Land and Business Association’s president Victoria Vyvyan called for an “immediate reassurance” that the UK would have a voice in decisions made under the new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement that covers food safety and animal and plant health.