The EU's executive branch, the European Commission, said that currently 'the conditions are not met for safe, voluntary, dignified returns to Syria.'
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00:00Austria's government says it's offering Syrian refugees a return bonus of 1,000 euros to
00:07go home following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
00:11The move comes as several countries across Europe have already begun deliberating what
00:16to do with their Syrian refugee populations.
00:20In a post on X, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Austria will support Syrians who wish to return
00:25to their home country with a return bonus of 1,000 euros.
00:29The country now needs its citizens in order to be rebuilt.
00:34Austria has also stopped processing asylum applications filed by Syrians in line with
00:38several other European countries including Belgium, Denmark and Germany.
00:43But the European Commission said that at present the conditions are not met for safe, voluntary,
00:48dignified returns to Syria.
00:50Almost 14,000 Syrians applied for international protection in Europe this year, according
00:55to the EU's asylum agency.
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