By Karolina Tagaris, Edward McAllister, Riham Alkousaa ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment.

Following the fall of Syrian dictator Assad, several European countries are halting asylum applications from that country. 47,000 applications are halted in Germany. Since Syria's civil war began in 2011,

Many European countries have put asylum applications from Syrians on hold after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. Here is what European countries have done: AUSTRIA Austria's caretaker government on Monday ordered a stop to the processing of asylum applications by Syrians.

Some European countries are halting the consideration of asylum applications from Syrians. The possibility of deportation is even being considered, Le Monde reports. As reported by Le Monde, the authorities of several European countries have decided to suspend the consideration of asylum applications from Syrians starting today.

Follow the latest on the Syrian rebel advance Some European countries announced on Monday they are suspending asylum seeker applications from Syrian refugees after the toppling of former president Bashar Al Assad at the weekend.

European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war.