Media reactions

2015

September

The Straits Times
Down a populist road to nowhere
26 September 2015
Standard
Orientalische Despotien: Orbans Vision für Europa
("Oriental despotic regimes: Orban's vision for Europe")
25 September 2015
NRC Handelsblad
Merkel moet nu Turken helpen
("Merkel now must help Turkey")
24 September 2015
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Im Meer stösst der Grenzschutz an Grenzen
("The limits of border control at sea")
22 September 2015
Today's Zaman
Urgent need for Turkey-EU deal on refugees
22 September 2015
Die Zeit
Auch Deutschland muss sich an Dublin halten
("Germany has to abide by Dublin too")
21 September 2015
Die Zeit
Zäune, Paragrafen, Drohungen – nützt alles nichts
("Fences, paragraphs, threats – all to no avail")
21 September 2015
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Auf dem Meer gibt es keine Mauern
("There are no walls on the sea")
18 September 2015
Wiener Zeitung
Das finnische Beispiel und die Türkei
("The Finnish example and Turkey")
18 September 2015
Servus TV
Grenzen dicht: Zerbricht Europa an der Flüchtlingsfrage?
("Borders sealed: Will the refugee issue break up Europe?")
Gerald Knaus in debate on Austrian TV
18 September 2015
Zaman Vandaag
Je kan Turkije onmogelijk een veilig land voor vluchtelingen noemen
("You can call it impossible that Turkey is a safe country for refugees")
17 September 2015
Dnevni Avaz
Gerald Knaus: Ljudi u EU se boje, jer kolonama ne vide kraj!
("Gerald Knaus: People in the EU are afraid because they cannot see the end of refugee crisis")
17 September 2015
ORF
Türkei-Experte zu Syrien-Flüchtlingen in der Türkei
("Turkey expert on Syrian refugees in Turkey")
TV interview with Gerald Knaus
16 September 2015
Nezavisne Novine
Adnan Cerimagic (ESI): Dayton je svima i krivac i izgovor
("Adnan Cerimagic (ESI): Everyone blames Dayton and use it as excuse")
15 September 2015
Capital
В ъгъла на Европа, в окото на кризата
("In a corner of Europe, in the eye of the crisis")
4 September 2015

August

Bloomberg
Clash Blocks Refugees at Greek Frontier as EU Crisis Deepens
21 August 2015
Der Tagesspiegel
Die nahen Fremden aus dem Kosovo
("The close strangers from Kosovo")
12 August 2015
Monitor online
Regionalna Politika: Rastjerivanje sjevera
4 August 2015

July

ORF
Keine griechische Tragödie
("No Greek Tragedy")
20 July 2015
N1
Pressing: Angela Merkel u posjeti region
("Pressing: Angela Merkel visits the region")
8 July 2015
Politico
Srebrenica, 20 years later
7 July 2015
L'Indro
Azerbaigian, un'altra vergogna europea
("Azerbaijan, another European disgrace")
6 July 2015
Handelsblatt
"Die griechische Wirtschaft friert ein"
(""The Greek economy is freezing"")
3 July 2015
Reuters
In Greece, a vote befitting the birthplace of democracy?
3 July 2015
Wirtschaftsblatt
Griechenland friert ein – mitten im Sommer
("Greece freezes – in the middle of summer")
3 July 2015
Tagesspiegel
Der Europarat und Aserbaidschan: Abschied von der "Kaviardiplomatie"?
("The Council of Europe and Azerbaijan: Goodbye to "Caviar Diplomacy"?")
2 July 2015
Reuters
"Every day is Sunday" for struggling Greek businesses hit by bank shutdown
2 July 2015
The Irish Times
Greece’s cash-starved commerce is grinding to a halt
2 July 2015

June

MaltaToday
Debono Grech denies falling victim to Azerbaijan's 'caviar diplomacy'
30 June 2015
Cicero
Europaspiele in Aserbaidschan - Ein Fest für Funktionäre
("European Games in Azerbaijan - A feast for functionaries")
26 June 2015
Capital.gr
Αζερμπαϊτζάν, αθλητισμός και ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα
("Azerbaijan, sports and human rights")
12 June 2015
Onet.pl
Represje... i Igrzyska
("Repression... and Games")
12 June 2015
Newsweek
Games Put Azerbaijan's Appalling Human Rights Record In The Spotlight
12 June 2015
Tages-Anzeiger
Die Spiele der Unterdrückung
("The games of repression")
11 June 2015
Carnegie Europe
In Azerbaijan, Sport Runs Roughshod Over Human Rights
11 June 2015
Die Zeit
European Games in Aserbaidschan: Das Mini-Olympia beim Despoten
10 June 2015
Die Presse
Aserbaidschan: Kaviardiplomatie und Daumenschrauben
("Azerbaijan: Caviar Diplomacy and thumbscrews")
10 June 2015
ECFR
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Sanctions
ESI's Gerald Knaus in a podcast discussing sanctions
8 June 2015
Deutschlandfunk
Ein verbrecherisches Regime
("A criminal regime")
7 June 2015
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Ćerimagić: U BiH vlada nerazumijevanje procesa evrointegracija
("In BiH there is a misunderstanding of EU integration process")
7 June 2015
Volkskrant
Turkse vrouwen hebben het steeds beter, toch?
("Turkish women always have it better, right?")
4 June 2015
Democracy Digest
The End of Shame? Europe has 'sold its soul' on Azerbaijan
2 June 2015
Sport Inside
Scheinheiliges Sportfest
("Hypocritical sports event")
1 June 2015

May

Sport.pl
Baku 2015. Reżimowe Igrzyska Europejskie
("Baku 2015. The regime's European Games")
21 May 2015
Foreign Policy Initiative BH
Uputstvo za aplikaciju za članstvo za EU
("Introduction to the EU membership application")
20 May 2015
Carnegie Europe
Is the EU Sleeping on the Western Balkans?
Comments by ESI analysts Alexandra Stiglmayer and Kristof Bender
13 May 2015
The Journal of Turkish Weekly
Swoboda: Western Balkans, new hope coming from Berlin, Vienna and Paris
11 May 2015
Der Standard
Kroatien: Hoffen auf Anziehen der Wirtschaft
("Croatia: Hoping for an economic upswing")
8 May 2015
Today's Zaman
Analysts say ailing relations with West stumbling block to AK Party's election promises
2 May 2015

April

Radio Televizioni i Kosovës
Zhbogar: më 30 prill miratohet msa për Kosovën
("Zbogar: SAA with Kosovo will be adopted 30 April")
23 April 2015