A portion of Syrians who fled to Germany may have to return to their homeland under certain conditions, according German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. "As our law stipulates, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) will review and revoke protection grants if people no longer need this protection in Germany because the situation in Syria has stabilized,

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said she plans to extend border controls beyond March 2025, citing success in limiting irregular migration and combat people smuggling. "Our comprehensive measures to limit irregular migration and combat people smuggling are working,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told Syria's makeshift transitional government in Damascus that Europe would support the country as long as the political dialogue includes all of Syria's ethnic and religious groups.