News

2022

March

4 March 2022

Gerald Knaus was invited to participate in a debate on “Values in a state of flux? Migration and human dignity in Europe.”

2 March 2022

Gerald Knaus gave a presentation on “(How) are humane borders possible? Refugee Law and Politics in Europe. 

February

25 February 2022

Adnan Cerimagic took part in a meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina: Paving the way out of the crisis organised by European Council on Foreign Relations.

25 February 2022

Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation on “Europe's cruel borders - why Germany matters.”

24 February 2022

Adnan Cerimagic took part in a panel discussion on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political crisis: Are Words Going to Stay the Only Weapon?

23 February 2022

Adnan Cerimagic took part in a meeting with the Dutch diplomats working on the Western Balkans and Bosnia.

23 February 2022

Gerald Knaus was invited to participate in a debate on “Europe, Besieged Fortress or Democracy Promoter?”

17 February 2022

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.

12 February 2022

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.

7 February 2022

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.”

January

29 January 2022

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.

24 January 2022

Adnan Cerimagic participated in an online meeting with a group of researchers from the six Western Balkans countries organised by Aspen Institute Germany.

20 January 2022

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

19 January 2022

Adnan Cerimagic participated in an all-day event on patronage networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina organised by the American Academy in Berlin.

18 January 2022

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.

11 January 2022

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.

2021

December

21 December 2021

ESI senior analyst Adnan Cerimagic participated in a discussion on women’s voices in discussions on the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

16 December 2021

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.

13 December 2021

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.