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Germany could admit 100,000 refugees per year through regular pathways | DW Nachrichten
14 April 2025

"In the United States, the fight to combat irregular migration became a fight against the rule of law itself. But it must be possible to control migration without violating human rights and without abandoning the rule of law. If the fear of losing control disappears, German society will continue to support migration."

From Dayton to Dodik, what’s at stake in Bosnia? | Atlantic Council
11 April 2025

"Ordinary citizens do not want to see borders between the entities becoming stricter and stronger or the country collapsing. [...] What Milorad Dodik now says is that all these institutions were in vain, in fact, and he wants to collapse them all."

2 + 2 = 4: der neue Podcast zu Migration

In der sechsten Folge von 2 + 2 = 4 sprechen Gerald Knaus und Philipp Sandmann darüber, warum Union und SPD beim Migrationsthema feststecken – und welche drei Szenarien nun auf dem Tisch liegen.

Im Podcast "2 + 2 ist 4" sprechen Gerald Knaus (ESI-Vorsitzender) und Philipp Sandmann (Politik-Journalist) über Migrationspolitik und stellen die Frage: Was muss jetzt in Deutschland passieren, damit wir Antworten auf die Fragen der Zukunft finden?

The failure of German coalition promises on reducing irregular migration | Markus Lanz
27 March 2025

"The traffic light coalition promised in the coalition agreement that we want to reduce irregular migration. However, each year under the coalition, the numbers have been higher than the year in which the promise was made. But now we hear that the SPD is still opposed to making safe third-country agreements possible during the current coalition negotiations."

What permanent border controls actually mean | Markus Lanz
30 January 2025

In einem Kapitel meines Buchs wollte ich zeigen, wie die AfD auch mit Ergebnissen weit unter 50 Prozent zu Regierungsverantwortung kommen könnte. Also schrieb ich ein fiktives Szenario, das @rumeliobserver hier zusammenfasst: pic.twitter.com/XmMaVjtcNs
— Justus Bender (@JustusBender) February 1, 2025

How the AfD could come to power even with results far below 50 percent.

"This logic – we suspend EU law even though we know it will probably not be accepted – if other states do the same, EU law collapses – and not just in the area of migration."

GEAS wird – u.a. von SPD und Grünen – als Allheilmittel der Migrationspolitik postuliert. @rumeliobserver, Mitinitiator & -aushändler des Flüchtlingspakts zwischen der Türkei & der EU, legt dar, weshalb die Behauptung „unverantwortlich und kein Ausdruck von Ernsthaftigkeit“ ist. pic.twitter.com/ZHufgpVwTC
— Jens Teutrine (@jensteutrine) January 30, 2025

CEAS is proclaimed as a panacea for migration policy by, among others, the SPD and the Greens, yet this claim is "irresponsible and not an expression of seriousness."

Was für eine üble Dystopie.

„Dauerhafte Grenzkontrollen heißt: Ausstieg aus Schengen. Ein Ausstieg Deutschlands aus Schengen würde letztlich bedeuten, dass Schengen tot ist. Das heißt, alle Länder Europas würden dann beginnen, ihre Grenzen wieder zu bewachen.“ - Gerald Knaus pic.twitter.com/JahYVtUrY2
— DJ P.R. 🙄 (@djpr) January 30, 2025

"Permanent border controls mean: leaving Schengen. German leaving Schengen would ultimately mean that Schengen is dead. This means that all European countries would then start guarding their borders again."

Munich – Caviar diplomacy on trial: film screening and public debate
15 January 2025

Migration: Warum rechts sein wieder populär wird | Markus Lanz
9 January 2025

War and Peace in Europe since the 1990s
17 May 2023

Migration cooperation in the English Channel
16 March 2023

Europe in crisis – How resilient is our democracy?
3 November 2022

Ukrainian EU accession – A project for this generation
6 September 2022

EU candidate status for Bosnia
17 June 2022

?? Good morning! After great news on ????, it is vital Bosnia is given candidate status next week. It deserves it. It is very much in ?? interest.

⁦@a_schallenberg⁩ ⁦⁦@W_Schmidt_⁩ ⁦@ABaerbock⁩ ⁦@ManuelSarrazin⁩ ⁦@josattler⁩ ⁦@NathalieTocci⁩ pic.twitter.com/O5rfN3awaH
— Gerald Knaus (@rumeliobserver) June 17, 2022

Can Ukraine join the European Union?
30 May 2022