Middle East crisis: Commission says EU remains ‘safe haven’ for refugees

EU officials want member states to ensure effective access to asylum at borders, deciding asylum applications based on individual assessments.

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Syrian refugees gather as they prepare to leave the Arsal area, before their journey to their homes in Syria, at Arsal in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 14 May 2024. Lebanese state media said on 14 May, that some 330 Syrians in Lebanon began their 'voluntary' repatriation from different areas of Lebanon. The repatriation is being organization by Lebanon's General Directorate of the General Security. The most recent data from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) indicates that there are approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees have lived in Lebanon since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war more than ten years ago. Over the past five years, Lebanon, a country of around five million people, has experienced the worst economic catastrophe in its history. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH [EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH]

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Updated: 04-10-2024

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