the current blanket EU embargo

[anhnha]

Paris has also raised the idea of excluding defensive weapons for the opposition fighters from the current blanket EU embargo on Syria.

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I am a bit confused about the bold phrase, especially position of the adjective "blanket".
Can I rewrite the phrase as follows without changing its meaning?
"the current EU blanket embargo"

 

[emsr2d2]

Paris has also raised the idea of excluding defensive weapons for the opposition fighters from the current blanket EU embargo on Syria.

More:Support for anti-Assad fighters unacceptable: Russia?s Medvedev

I am a bit confused about the bold phrase, especially position of the adjective "blanket".
Can I rewrite the phrase as follows without changing its meaning?
"the current EU blanket embargo"

No. A "blanket embargo" would be an embargo on blankets! I'm sure you'll agree that's quite unlikely. A "blanket EU embargo" is an embargo which covers the whole of the EU.

 

[anhnha]

A XXX embargo is an embargo on XXX, right?
In "blanket EU embargo", do you consider the blanket EU as a noun phrase that plays the role as XXX above?

 

[bhaisahab]

A XXX embargo is an embargo on XXX, right?
In "blanket EU embargo", do you consider the blanket EU as a noun phrase that plays the role as XXX above?

No, "blanket" is an adjective describing the type of embargo.