Media reactions
2016
February
Deutschlandradio
("Merkel's refugee talks in Turkey")
radio interview with Gerald Knaus
8 February 2016
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
("Unsafe flip-floppers, safe third countries")
8 February 2016
Der Bund
("Angela Merkel appalled by Russia's bombs")
8 February 2016
Zaman Vandaag
("Turkey treats Muslims as second-class refugees")
4 February 2016
Huffington Post
("The «Merkel plan" for refugees – The role of Greece and Turkey and the campaign of right-wing forces")
2 February 2016
Südwest Presse
("Crossing by boat must become senseless")
1 February 2016
STA
("EU representatives coming to Skopje this week to discuss the influx of refugees")
1 February 2016
n-tv
("Deportations to Turkey are not that easy")
1 February 2016
Frankfurter Rundschau
("Criticism of Turkey is too cheap")
1 February 2016
January
Der Tagesspiegel
("Enmity of old is thwarting a solution of the refugee crisis")
31 January 2016
Augsburger Allgemeine
("Is there a solution to the refugee crisis?")
31 January 2016
Badische Zeitung
("A plan to solve the refugee crisis")
30 January 2016
ORF
("Deportation of refugees to Turkey")
interview with ESI deputy chairman Kristof Bender
29 January 2016
Delo
("European (side)tracks: Europe on a rickety boat")
28 January 2016
Huffington Post
("Conditionally fit to govern: how Merkel's love of Europe could be her own undoing")
26 January 2016
The Guardian
also available in Spanish: "Un muro no es la salida: la crisis de refugiados necesita mejores ideas"
25 January 2016
Dnevni Avaz
("Gerald Knaus: The work of Bosnian politicians cannot stop after handing over of the application")
24 January 2016
Deutschlandfunk
("German-Turkish government consultations - Interview with Gerald Knaus, ESI")
22 January 2016
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
("Merkel's balancing act with Turkey")
22 January 2016
Deutsche Welle
("Mutual counter-accusations between Greece and Turkey leading nowhere")
20 January 2016
The Washington Post
20 January 2016
Demokrat Haber
("PACE is awash with allegations of corruption related to lobbying for the Karabakh resolution")
19 January 2016
El Confidencial
("The end of 'Caviar Diplomacy'?")
14 January 2016
Rainews24
("The Transatalantic")
ESI analyst Alexandra Stiglmayer in TV show from Brussels discussing the deal with Turkey to resolve the refugee crisis
14 January 2016
Osservatorio balcani e caucaso
("Sarajevo on the way to EU candidacy? But Brussels has not forgotten about outstanding issues")
12 January 2016
La Croix
("Between Ankara and Brussels, a fool's bargain")
12 January 2016
Die Welt
("Refugee policy has become a big Brussels bluff")
9 January 2016
Avrupa Gazete
("EU-Turkey agreement is failing to curb immigration")
8 January 2016