Austria is reviewing the status of Syrian refugees who arrived in the country less than five years ago, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Thursday, after media reports that some had received letters saying they "shouldn't fear persecution". political".
Nehammer, a conservative, who is trying to form a new government coalition, while being severely criticized by the extreme right, has said since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, on December 8, that the security situation in Syria, in terms of whether to allow deportations there.
Since then, he and his interim government have clarified that the initial focus will be on voluntary deportations and that those who wish to return home voluntarily will be allocated 1,000 euros.
Austria is among dozens of European countries that have suspended Syrian asylum applications.
"Austria is reviewing the eligibility for protection of Syrians who have been in the country for less than five years," Nehammer said in a post on X - the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Austrian law allows authorities to revoke refugee status, in some cases, within five years of approval.
Syrians make up the largest group of asylum seekers in Austria.
Nehamer's People's Party is tough on immigration, to the point that even the far-right party, Freedom Party (FPO), has accused it of stealing ideas.
The Eurosceptic FPO party - close to Russia - won the September 29 parliamentary elections, winning around 29 percent of the vote, but must have a coalition partner to secure a majority and form a government.
Since no party has been willing to cooperate with him, the Austrian president has asked Nehammer to form the government.
He is currently in talks with the Social-Democrats and the Neo-liberals./ REL (A2 Televizion)
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