Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000888/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Petra Steger (PfE)
Now that the foreign ministers of the Member States have unanimously approved several legal instruments provisionally suspending the EU sanctions against Syria in the banking, energy and transport sectors, which have been in place for years, the conditions must be created for an EU-wide initiative to step up deportations to Syria. It cannot be the case that Syria benefits from significant economic relief while more than a million Syrians, who are urgently needed to rebuild their country, remain in the EU – one hundred thousand of whom in Austria. However, a return of Syrian refugees to their home country would not only contribute to the development of Syria, but would also mitigate the security risks in the host countries, which are suffering massively from the consequences of illegal mass migration.
- 1.What concrete measures does the Commission plan to take to ensure that the lifting of EU sanctions goes hand in hand with a coordinated return of Syrian asylum seekers to their country?
- 2.Is the Commission planning to revise the existing asylum regime for Syrian nationals to take into account the changed political circumstances in Syria?
- 3.How does the Commission plan to support Member States in the implementation of return programmes to enable rapid and efficient remigration of Syrian citizens?
Submitted: 3.3.2025