The European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Bruner, said on Thursday that it is important to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of Syrians after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. However, he stressed that, for now, it is not “realistic” to deport Syrians who do not wish to return. After the overthrow of the Syrian president, European Union countries announced on Monday that they are temporarily suspending the examination of asylum applications submitted by Syrians. The Austrian government went further, announcing that it was preparing a “programme of deportations” as “the political situation has fundamentally changed” in the Arab country. After the interior ministers’ council yesterday, EU commissioner Bruner — Austria’s former finance minister (2021-2024) — called for financially motivated “voluntary returns” of Syrians to be encouraged. He referred to the joyous displays of the Syrian diaspora in Europe after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, whom his opponents and Western countries characterized as a dictator. However, he pointed out that the Syrian expulsions find him opposed at this stage. “To […]
Source: News Beast
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