Berlin is establishing a joint task force with Damascus to facilitate the return of over 800,000 Syrian nationals. In a move that signals the most significant shift in German migration policy since 2015, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has announced a bold plan to see 80% of Syrians currently living in Germany return to their homeland within the next three years.
Speaking at a high-stakes press conference in Berlin alongside Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on March 30th, Merz revealed the creation of a “joint task force with Damascus” to facilitate the mass repatriation.
The Chancellor argued that since the official end of the Syrian civil war in December 2024, the “fundamental” improvement of conditions on the ground necessitates a total reassessment of the asylum status of Syrians in Germany.
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