Media reactions
2016
March
Die Zeit
("The chancellor's ghostwriters")
video interview with Gerald Knaus
30 March 2016
Die Welt
("Athens' laws thwart the EU refugee plan")
30 March 2016
Süddeutsche Zeitung
("Why relief agencies are leaving the Greek refugee camps")
29 March 2016
Offsite News
("Five difficulties in implementing the EU-Turkey aggreement")
29 March 2016
NRC Handelsblad
("I reconcile myself with the injury, the result is within")
29 March 2016
Tportal.hr
("If the EU-Turkey refugee deal fails, there is no plan B")
27 March 2016
Eurasia review
26 March 2016
El Español
("Talking to the brain behind the refugee deal: 'Turkey trusts Germany'")
26 March 2016
protothema.gr
("The 'father' of the EU-Turkey Agreement at THEMA: They asked for a wall in the north of Greece")
25 March 2016
Die Zeit
("Brussels - Terror as weapon against the open society")
video interview with Gerald Knaus
23 March 2016
NRC Handelsblad
("Now quickly an airlift for Syrians to Europe")
22 March 2016
La Vanguardia
("Turkey cares better for refugees than Greece")
21 March 2016
ABC Radio
interview with Gerald Knaus
21 March 2016
ARD
("EU/Turkey: who's behind the Merkel Plan?")
20 March 2016
Bayern2
("What do you think about the deal with Turkey?")
Gerald Knaus in call-in show on German radio
18 March 2016
TRT World
18 March 2016
Focus
("Germany should have acted earlier – Now the "Merkel-Plans" mastermind speaks out")
17 March 2016
The Huffington Post
("Merkel's whisperer: The man who designed her refugee policy explains what she really wants")
17 March 2016
Telepolis
("Merkel's plan, Samsom's plan, Turkish plans or all ESI")
17 March 2016
Berlingske
("The reality in Greece poses difficult conditions for the Turkish plan")
17 March 2016
Il Foglio
("The mind behind the EU-Turkey Plan explains what is the next move. A chat with Gerald Knaus")
17 March 2016
The Balkans in Europe Policy Blog
17 March 2016
Die Presse
("The secret, second deal with Turkey")
16 March 2016
Die Welt
("The money from Europe is not a dirty deal")
16 March 2016
Cihan News Agency
16 March 2016
Die Welt
("Political activists endanger refugees' lives")
15 March 2016
Der Standard
("Refugees: Better settle once than continue to receive")
15 March 2016
Die Welt
("Many more breaches since the border has been closed")
14 March 2016
ORF
("Studio discussion with migration experts")
Gerald Knaus in debate on Austrian TV
14 March 2016
De Readactie
("Gerald Knaus has a solution to solve the refugee problem")
interview on Belgian TV
14 March 2016
Vorarlberg Online
("EU Commissioner Hahn: 'Europe must regain control of the situation'")
13 March 2016
Der Standard
("Commissioner Hahn: EU-wide asylum system is possible at 'short notice'")
13 March 2016