Syria's neighboring countries are generously hosting 4.6 million Syrian refugees -- five times more than the number of Syrian asylum seekers registered in Europe.
Since the crisis began we have taken in nearly 3,500 Syrian asylum seekers – the fourth highest in the EU – with 1,100 Syrian nationals recognised as refugees in the year to September 2013.
Just 216 Syrian asylum seekers qualified for the UK's official Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme which began in early 2014, and Prime Minister David Cameron has said the final number will not exceed 1,000.
It sounds simple enough: one Syrian refugee on the Greek islands will be returned to Turkey and, in exchange, a Syrian asylum seeker in Turkey will be found a home in Europe.
Germany alone has budgeted £4.7bn to help predominantly Syrian asylum seekers in the country.
"At the moment Germany takes by far the largest proportion of Syrian asylum seekers and others.
As far as Amnesty is aware, no other EU countries are currently returning Syrian asylum seekers to Syria.
Canadian colleges also announced 200 scholarships to help Syrian asylum seekers sharpen their skills and find work in Canada.
Turkey has agreed to take back any refugees and migrants who land on the Greek islands, including Syrian asylum seekers.
Syrian asylum seekers accounted for a quarter of applications, while 12% related to Afghanistan and 9% to Iraq.
For example, as one of the European countries receiving the most Syrian asylum seekers, Sweden would do well to address refugee issues beyond its borders.
