Media reactions
2021
May
Schwäbische
("The traces of the caviar connection lead to Baden-Württemberg")
5 May 2021
Süddeutsche Zeitung
("Azerbaijan Affair: Cash from the Autocrat")
2 May 2021
CNN
1 May 2021
April
Swissinfo.ch
("No corruption, instead cooperation ")
Also available in French: La Suisse et l'Azerbaïdjan: pas de corruption, mais de la coopération and Russian: Швейцария и Азербайджан: никакой коррупции, только кооперация!
27 April 2021
Der Spiegel
("The case of Alexey Navalny: How Russia is destroying the Council of Europe")
21 April 2021
Presse Augsburg
("Knaus: Suspend Russia's Council of Europe membership if necessary")
21 April 2021
Deutsche Welle
("Expert in "Die Welt": Fatal signal from Berlin regarding Nord Stream 2")
21 April 2021
Die Welt
("Moscow wants to show that everything can be bought")
Interview with Gerald Knaus
21 April 2021
Tages-Anzeiger
("Mass migration to the North: "It gives you the shivers like a disaster movie".")
18 April 2021
Focus Online
("The Turkey deal has failed: "Germany could take in 30,000 refugees a year"")
Interview with Gerald Knaus
16 April 2021
Dnevnik
("Sharp Bosnian reactions to the published non-paper on redrawing borders in the Balkans")
15 April 2021
Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung
("Gerald Knaus on Azerbaijan's role")
14 April 2021
Dnevnik
("Double bang between Sarajevo and Ljubljana")
13 April 2021
BNR
("Will the European policy of carrot and stick towards Turkey succeed?")
Radio interview with Gerald Knaus
10 April 2021
N1
("Ćerimagić: Why was the vaccination plan based on purchase of 1.2 million vaccines?")
8 April 2021
Nikkei
("EU and Turkey emphasize concerns about human rights issues. Summit meeting for the first time in a year")
7 April 2021
ORF Radiothek
("EU-Turkey: Will the new start succeed?")
7 April 2021
BHTV1
("BHT1's live guest was Adi Ćerimagić from the European Stability Initiative")
7 April 2021
Die Welt
("Can Europe be blackmailed? A fact check on the Turkey deal")
6 April 2021
Phoenix
("the day")
TV interview with Gerald Knaus on EU-Turkey relations and the renewal of the EU-Turkey Statement on Migration
6 April 2021
BR
("Refugees in Turkey: Interview with migration expert Gerald Knaus")
6 April 2021
Falter
("What borders do we need?")
Falter podcast of presentation by Gerald Knaus on refugee and migration policy
5 April 2021
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
("After the end of enlargement: Northern Macedonia is locked in the EU waiting room")
2 April 2021
Kosovo 2.0
("Why is health care in the Balkans deadly?")
2 April 2021
Kosovo 2.0
("Why is health care in the Balkans deadly?")
2 April 2021
VICE News
("Azerbaijan Affair: The Adventurous Travels of a German State Secretary")
1 April 2021
Wiener Stadtgespräch
("What borders do we need? A humane migration and asylum policy is possible")
Video presentation by Gerald Knaus and debate
1 April 2021
Večernji list
("March 2021 - the deadliest COVID-19 month ever in Bosnia and Herzegovina")
1 April 2021
March
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
("Azerbaijan affair: gifts, advertising, defamation")
31 March 2021
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
("The Azerbaijan clique: a general atmosphere of venality")
Interview with Gerald Knaus
30 March 2021
İvme Hareketi
("The EU-Turkey Statement and the future of migration")
28 March 2021
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
("What is the Azerbaijan connection and who was in it?")
28 March 2021
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
("Corruption, caviar, chancellor's twilight: a lesson in humility for the CDU")
27 March 2021
Frankfurter Rundschau
("Markus Lanz voices loud criticism of Corona policy on ZDF: "Soon only toast to eat".")
Gerald Knaus in TV talk show speaking about Azerbaijan's caviar diplomacy
27 March 2021
STERN
("CDU/CSU MEPs implicated: Sociologist explains how Azerbaijan is buying EU politicians")
26 March 2021
Anadolu Agency
Interview with Gerald Knaus
26 March 2021
ZDF
TV interview with Gerald Knaus on Azerbaijan's Caviar Diplomacy to undermine democratic institutions
25 March 2021
Knack
("Millions wasted at European border guard agency Frontex: a staff member testifies")
23 March 2021
detektor.fm
("The EU-Turkey Agreement five years on: What next?")
Podcast interview with Gerald Knaus
23 March 2021
VICE News
("Azerbaijan Affair: The Dictator, the CDU, the Moderator and the Money")
22 March 2021
Sitel TV
("Gerald Knaus for Sitel: The model of Iceland and Norway as an option for the Western Balkans")
TV interview with Gerald Knaus
19 March 2021
Euronews
TV interview with Gerald Knaus
19 March 2021
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
("A CSU lobbyist for North Macedonia")
19 March 2021
Die Welt
("Refugees are best helped in their neighbouring countries")
19 March 2021
Tiroler Tageszeitung
(""Architect" of the refugee deal with Turkey sees "grave mistakes" of the EU")
18 March 2021