VIENNA – Austria is reviewing the standing of Syrian refugees who arrived lower than 5 years in the past, Chancellor Karl Nehammer stated on Thursday after media stories that some had been notified by letter that they “not need to concern political persecution”.
Nehammer, a conservative who’s making an attempt to type a brand new coalition authorities whereas below fireplace from the far proper, pounced on the autumn of Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, saying the identical day that the safety scenario in Syria needs to be reviewed in order to permit deportations there.
Since then he and his caretaker authorities have clarified that their preliminary focus shall be on voluntary deportations, with these volunteering to return residence being provided 1,000 euros. Austria can also be amongst greater than a dozen European nations to droop the processing of Syrians’ asylum claims.
“Austria … is now reviewing the eligibility for defense of Syrians who’ve been within the nation for lower than 5 years,” Nehammer stated on X.
Austrian legislation permits the authorities to revoke a refugee’s standing in some circumstances inside 5 years of it being granted. Syrians are the largest group of asylum seekers in Austria.
Nehammer’s Individuals’s Get together has made a tough line on immigration considered one of its hallmarks, to the purpose that the far-right Freedom Get together has accused it of stealing its concepts.
The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO received a parliamentary election on Sept. 29 however, having secured round 29% of the vote, it might have wanted a coalition accomplice to command a majority in parliament and type a authorities.
Since none was instantly forthcoming, Austria’s president tasked Nehammer with forming a authorities. Nehammer is in talks with the Social Democrats and the liberal Neos.
Information journal Profil reported earlier on Thursday that some Syrian refugees had acquired letters from Austrian authorities informing them that proceedings to doubtlessly strip them of their refugee standing had been being initiated as a result of “the scenario within the nation of origin has modified”.
The United Nations’ refugee company stated it was “clearly untimely” to provoke such proceedings.
“They need to solely be initiated if the scenario within the nation of origin has basically modified and a protected, everlasting return would in reality be attainable for these affected,” the UNHCR’s Austria chief Christoph Pinter stated in an announcement.
“That’s positively not the case for the time being.”
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