ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to give an online presentation on “Acting exemplary, talking populist? We (Austrians) and the refugees?”, organised by the Social-Democratic Teachers Association of Upper Austria.
ESI's Gerald Knaus argued that European refugee policy has become a policy of violence with deaths in the Mediterranean, mistreatment by state organs and pushbacks, and migrants being instrumentalised to fan the fear of uncontrolled mass migration.
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a closed-door discussion hosted by the European Council on Foreign Relation titled “Transatlantic agenda for Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to participate in a meeting organised by the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies Strategy (SCEEUS) to develop goals for a new policy for Eastern Europe ahead of the incoming Swedish EU presidency.
ESI's Kristof Bender participated at a seminar on "A Resilient Europe in Uncharted Waters" bringing together fellows of the Europe's Futures programme of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) from Vienna with Italian think tankers.
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a closed-door workshop titled “Balkans 360: Regional Developments and Dynamics, External Actors and Transatlantic Perspectives”.
ESI's Gerald Knaus said that restoring lawful and humane borders and discouraging irregular migration requires migration cooperation with countries of origin and safe third countries.
In the delegation’s meetings, ESI' Gerald Knaus argued that the upcoming Swedish EU presidency can help building a free Europe, including Ukraine and Moldova this winter.
ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation on “Turning point: The Future of Europe after the War”, organised by the Hamburg Initiative for Human Rights (HIM).
ESI's Gerald Knaus spoke about the situation of refugees in the Republic of Moldova, the effect the war between Russia and Ukraine has had on the country’s energy sector, and the impact of pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation within Moldova.
ESI Gerald Knaus argued that the EU must continue to provide financial support, weapons, aid, and accommodation to the Ukrainian refugees that will come during the winter months.
ESI's Gerald Knaus spoke on the Russian war on Ukraine and the countless wars fought on the European continent in the past 30 years. He said that these wars went mostly unnoticed in the West, but today’s war in Ukraine cannot be ignored.
Katharina Knaus gave a short presentation at the expert hearing "Responsible Migration Policy”organised by the Working Group Law and Constitution of the CDU State Parliamentary Group (CDU-Landtagsfraktion) Baden Württemberg.
Gerald Knaus was invited to give the keynote speech at the Inter-Governmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees - Senior Officials meeting.
Gerald Knaus and Kristof Bender attended a “Migration Workshop” organised from 20 to 22 November by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Larnaca. On 23 and 24 November Gerald and Kristof had several meetings in Nicosia, including with interior minister Nicos Nouris, and visited the buffer zone at Pyla.
Kristof Bender took part in a seminar on “Central European Perspectives on Migration” organised on 17 and 18 November by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Szeged (Hungary).
