EU limits itself to threats against Syria

In view of the ongoing violence in Syria the EU foreign ministers are threatening further sanctions, but in a way which can hardly be taken seriously, writes the left-liberal daily Delo: "The Union is obviously not willing to burn all its bridges with Syria like it did with Libya. The reason is obvious: although neither Europe nor the US like the politics of President Bashar al-Assad any more than they liked those of his father Hafez, they are aware both of the political significance of Damascus in the Arab world and of Syria's key strategic position in the conflict-torn Middle East. This is why the very conciliatory reaction of the EU, which has once again simply called for an end to the violence and the prisoners' release, is hardly surprising."

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