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Eight EU Nations Call for Reassessment of Syrian Refugee Policies

Officials from Austria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Poland seek to evaluate Syria's evolving conditions for potential voluntary returns.

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Asylum seekers walk amidst waste at the Ayios Nikolaos apartment complex, in Chloraka, a village of 7000 people located on the outskirts of Paphos, on August 22, 2023. Cypriot authorities have started removing around 600 asylum seekers from the condemned apartment complex near the resort of Paphos after protests by residents. European Union member Cyprus argues it is a "frontline country" on the Mediterranean migrant route, with asylum-seekers accounting for five percent of the 915,000 people living in government-held areas of the island - the highest proportion in the bloc. (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP) (Photo by IAKOVOS HATZISTAVROU/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The joint declaration aims to find more effective ways to manage Syrian refugees reaching EU countries.
  • While Syria's political stability remains incomplete, the situation is considered to have evolved.
  • Cyprus has experienced a recent increase in Syrian refugees arriving from Lebanon by boat.
  • The EU has allocated a $1.06 billion aid package to Lebanon to enhance border controls.
  • Re-evaluation would not lead to forced deportations but could affect refugee benefits and work rights.