At the end of September, the European Commission has presented a proposal for a new asylum and refugee policy. It is very detailed with a lot of legal regulations. But it does not address the crucial points for an effective solution that corresponds to the challenges on the ground, international law and, above all, human […]
Gesine Schwan is President of the Humboldt-Viadrina Governance Platform. She is the former president of Viadrina European University, a German political science professor, and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany where she is chairing the Fundamental Values Commission. The party has already nominated her twice in the past, as a candidate for the federal presidential elections.
German SPD do not have a reputation for being particularly solidary or fair towards our neighbours. Now, they have a new chance to prove that reputation wrong.
Some voters are pro-EU and wish to maintain the status quo. Others consider the crisis to be the result of excessive integration,
The EU should combine the financing of refugee integration with financing for the development of municipalities.
The Federal Government is glossing over the deterrence and deportations with weasel words about humanity. What is needed instead is a sustainable refugee policy in the interests of human rights – and in our own. On 25 September 2015, the United Nations adopted the 17 sustainability targets on which future policy is to be based […]