EU expanding sanctions against Syria

The European Union is to add five new names to a list of Syrian idividuals and companies already targeted by a visa ban and assets freeze, EU diplomats said Monday. "We will continue with our policy of sanctions", said a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, confirming that a new round of measures against Syrians involved in the crackdown against protesters was "imminent".
A diplomat said the sanctions would come into force Tuesday when the names of the five are released in the EU's Official Journal. There were no immediate details available on the new targets.