(DPA) German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said on Monday that Syrian refugees must be in employment if they are to remain in the country.
“We can make good use of those who work here,” Habeck said on the Deutschlandfunk public radio station. “Those who are not working here will — if the country is safe — be able or even forced to return to safety.”
Germany has seen a heated debate over the status of Syrian residents since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month.
The latest comments from Habeck — the Greens’ candidate for chancellor in February’s election — echo those of Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, who on Sunday said: “Those who are well integrated, employed, have learned German and found a new home here should be allowed to stay in Germany.”
