For the first time, a Syrian government representative participated in an international conference on the war-torn country. It happened in Brussels, where support for the new Syria was discussed. But the latest slide into violence prompted difficult questions about the EU’s recent decisions to lift sanctions, making some EU member states uncomfortable. Are these political gestures premature? Is Syria ready for a new beginning or not?
A lot of questions for our panel in this edition: Richard Lewis, senior associate at the Brussels School of Governance, Sarah Wheaton, chief policy correspondent at Politico and Petras Auštrevičius, member of the European Parliament representing Renew Europe from Lithuania.
