Media reactions
2021
April
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
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
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
Südtirol News
("Expert Knaus calls for renewal of the EU-Turkey Deal")
18 March 2021
Salzburger Nachrichten
("Refugees: Migration expert Knaus calls for a renewal of the EU-Turkey deal")
18 March 2021
Tagesthemen
("The EU-Turkey Agreement five years on")
TV interview with Gerald Knaus
18 March 2021
Tagesschau
("The EU-Turkey Agreement five years on - Success or failure?")
18 March 2021
WDR 5 Morgenecho
("Five years of the EU-Turkey Agreement")
Radio interview with Gerald Knaus
18 March 2021
Kleine Zeitung
("Interview with migration researcher Knaus - "Camps like Moria simply must not exist in the EU"")
18 March 2021
Nezavisne Novine
("Bosnia and Western Balkans back on the EU agenda")
18 March 2021
Weser-Kurier
("Refugee deal could be revived")
17 March 2021
Süddeutsche Zeitung
("Five years of the EU-Turkey Agreement - A deal benefitting both sides")
17 March 2021
Mannheimer Morgen
("We want and need to get actively involved there!")
17 March 2021
Die Zeit
("Azerbaijan Connection - It always has to be caviar")
17 March 2021
Berliner Zeitung
("Merkel advisor Knaus: Resettle refugees directly to Germany")
Interview with Gerald Knaus
17 March 2021
ORF
("Migration expert Knaus on wrong asylum figures")
Radio interview with Gerald Knaus
17 March 2021
Saarbrücker Zeitung
("The refugee deal with Turkey is only seemingly dead")
16 March 2021