On Wednesday 30 October, the Member States discussed for the first time the voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their countries, as requested by the European Council last April. This at a time when more and more Syrians are fleeing Lebanon.
On the basis of a non-paper, the EU27 addressed the issue of the resumption of relations with Bashar-al-Assad’s regime and the security situation in the country to enable these voluntary returns, while several Member States, led by Cyprus in...