The Syrian war has forced some 14 million people to leave the country in recent years, and several sources have pointed out that this is the largest refugee crisis in the world. Now, when the Islamist forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have forcibly demolished the government of Bashar al-Assad, several European countries are denying asylum requests to Syrians.

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) of Germany has suspended asylum requests from 47,270 people of Syrian origin because, according to a representative of the office, "the political future of Syria is uncertain and the situation may lead to new movements of refugees". The Austrian Government has also taken the necessary measures to suspend the requests for protection, as reported by the Austrian Ministry of the Interior. In total, some 7,300 requests for Syrian refugees for refugee evacuation have remained in Syria.

Governments in countries such as France, Italy, Denmark, Norway or the United Kingdom have also blocked or blocked requests for asylum from Syrian citizens in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

Syrian refugees in Europe

Syrian refugees are the most demanding asylum seekers in Europe. In 2023 there were 181,000 applications, according to the European Union Agency for Asylum, and so far this year 74,420 applications have been registered in Germany alone. For the time being, Germany has been the country that has welcomed the most Syrian refugees: 800,000 people have lived in Syria since Angela Merkel's government allowed them access in 2015.

Migration remains one of the central issues in the policies of European governments and numerous measures to control migratory flows are being implemented. The Netherlands, Germany, France and Norway, among others, have tightened the borders of the Schengen area in recent months.