Adnan Cerimagic participated in a webinar titled “The Demographic Crisis in the Western Balkans,” organised by the Institute of Central Europe based in Lublin, Poland.
Gerald Knaus spoke on asylum and migration policy at a conference for professionals and volunteers from migrant and non-migrant initiatives working for and with refugees, organised by the Protestant Academy of Bad Boll. He argued that Europeans need to cast aside myths, illusions, and wishful thinking if they want to develop a positive vision of refugee protection in the 21st century.
Gerald Knaus was invited to speak at a panel on refugee policy at the “Europe 2022” conference organised by the German quality newspapers Tagesspiegel, DIE ZEIT, Handelsblatt, and WirtschaftsWoche. He warned that migration policy has the potential to “shake the EU to its core.”
Gerald Knaus gave a presentation on the refugee policy of the new German government at the Bavarian asylum online summit organised by unserVETO Bayern. He argued that there is a need for realistic and implementable plans. Otherwise, even the best ideas and most noble ambitions will remain mere rhetoric.
Adnan Cerimagic participated in an online meeting with a group of researchers from the six Western Balkans countries organised by Aspen Institute Germany.
Adnan Cerimagic participated in a meeting titled “Approaching Bosnia’s Point of No Return: Options for the West” organised by the European Council on Foreign Relations
Gerald Knaus was invited to give the opening talk for a lecture series on the future of the Common European Asylum System, organised by the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies. He said that the EU needs to work on diplomacy, strategic returns, and resettlement of refugees.
Gerald Knaus gave a presentation on the future of European asylum and migration policy at an debate with MEP Erik Marquardt organised by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Dresden.
Gerald Knaus spoke on climate change as a cause of refugee movements at an online briefing organised by Generali Insurance Group. He warned that it is not a promising strategy to speak of “millions of climate refugees” heading to Europe when hardly any are coming.
Gerald Knaus spoke at an online briefing on European perspectives for the Western Balkans organised by Europäische Akademie Berlin. He said that the current accession process has lost any credibility in the region.
Gerald Knaus was invited to speak at a virtual panel on whether and how refugee protection in Europe can still be saved at the “Asylum Policy Forum” organised by the Protestant Academy Villigst.
Gerald Knaus was invited to speak at a hearing at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council organised by the German MP Andreas Nick, rapporteur for the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.
ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to speak at a press conference organised by SOS Mitmensch to launch their campaign to re-start humanitarian resettlement in Austria. He called on European countries to “ramp up orderly admission via resettlement”.
