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BRUSSELS, December 12, 2024. (Hina) – The choices of a number of EU member states, together with Croatia, to droop the processing of asylum functions for Syrian refugees instantly after the autumn of Assad’s regime should not untimely and are a message to the longer term authorities in Syria, stated Croatian Inside Minister Davor Božinović on Thursday.
“No, it isn’t untimely and so far as Croatia is anxious, it’s a non permanent determination,” Božinović stated after the assembly of EU member states’ inside ministers the place the primary matter was the implications of the autumn of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on migration flows in the direction of Europe.
“Nevertheless, the European Union, or relatively these states, needed to react and ship a message supposed to encourage all these presently energetic in defining what needs to be the Syrian actuality that these are their residents, but additionally a message to those self same residents to attempt to make investments what they’ve discovered in exile in Europe in their very own nation,” Božinović emphasised.
A number of member states instantly after Bashar al-Assad fled the nation introduced that they’re suspending the processing of asylum functions for Syrian refugees, amongst others Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark.
In Croatia, this determination has frozen the processing of 53 functions. Since 2015, 537 Syrian refugees have been granted asylum in Croatia.
Božinović says that the information and expertise that Syrian refugees have gained in Europe are welcome for the development and rebuilding of Syria, devastated by a horrible civil conflict.
“In Germany, there are about one million Syrian refugees who’re performing varied jobs, and the information they’ve gained would vastly contribute to creating a greater future for the residents of Syria,” Božinović stated.
The Croatian minister provides that it’s clear to everybody the unknown path wherein occasions will develop in Syria, however that Europe should not lag behind, it should develop into an actor, set up contacts, and should cooperate with states which might be presently crucial there, primarily with Turkey, and in a roundabout way harmonize its coverage and state its European pursuits.
Right this moment’s assembly of the EU Council for Inside Affairs can be remembered for the choice to lastly admit Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen space.
“Having two new Schengen members on the exterior borders is actually a achieve at a time when Europe is going through quite a few challenges,” Božinović stated, congratulating his Bulgarian and Romanian colleagues.
The European Fee had already concluded in 2011 that each nations meet all of the situations and repeatedly referred to as on member states to approve their entry, however till now, one or a number of nations at all times opposed it.
The entry of the 2 nations into Schengen was not too long ago blocked by Austria, justifying its veto with unlawful migrations, inadequate combat towards corruption and arranged crime in these nations, in addition to the rule of regulation generally. Solely final month, on the assembly in Budapest, Austria lifted the block. (December 12, 2024.)
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