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Germany will stop decisions on Syrian asylum

2024-12-09 19:34:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Germany will stop decisions on Syrian asylum

Germany will temporarily suspend decisions on asylum applications from Syrian citizens following the overthrow of former president Bashar Assad, according to a spokesman for the Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

The ban applies to more than 47,000 asylum applications from Syrians in Germany, the spokesman said.

"The BAMF looks very closely at individual cases, including an assessment of the situation on the ground in the country of origin," an Interior Ministry spokesman told reporters in Berlin.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said "the end of Syrian dictator Assad's brutal tyranny is a huge relief to many people who have suffered torture, murder and terror."

"Many refugees who have found protection in Germany now finally have hope to return to their Syrian homeland and rebuild their country," she added.

According to the German Interior Ministry, there are currently 974,136 Syrian citizens living in Germany.

Of these, 5,090 are known asylum seekers and 321,444 have refugee status.

Germany's neighbor Austria also said it was suspending all Syrian asylum applications and wanted to deport refugees to the country.

Interior Minister Gerhard Karner added that he has "instructed the ministry to prepare an orderly repatriation and deportation program in Syria."

Another 329,242 people have the so-called subsidiary protection status,

Supplementary protection is available to those who do not qualify as refugees as defined by the Geneva Refugee Convention, but who are in serious danger in their home country.

Austria is also reported to have suspended 7,300 ongoing Syrian asylum applications.





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