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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10914

5 September 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha
Sweden offers permanent residence to Syrian refugees

Brussels, 04/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - Speaking on Twitter on Tuesday 3 September, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström, welcomed the decision by the Swedish authorities to grant all Syrian refugees in the country permanent residence permits. Sweden is the first country in the EU to take such a measure, in response to the deteriorating situation in Syria. This measure will apply to 8,000 Syrian refugees who have already been granted temporary residence. The...