Veronika Móra: “Solidarity is a very strong force” Published: 24 July 2017 Interview In Hungary, NGOs are now required to register as “civic organisations funded from abroad” if they receive financial support from a foreign source. The government is trying to delegitimise any organisation that criticises certain government policies, says Veronika Móra. By Silja Schultheis
Work and nutrition: the significance of labor migration for European agriculture Published: 6 July 2017 We all come into contact with it, especially when shopping for fresh fruit and vegetables, hardly anyone is aware of it: many hours of ‘invisible’ labor – often by migrant workers from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe toiling in agriculture in the Mediterranean region. By Prof. Dr. Jörg Gertel
Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development in Africa: The Need for Human Rights-Focused Regulation Published: 14 June 2017 China's interests in Zambia are very much dependent on the infrastructure of the country: The G20 summit in Seoul placed infrastructure development squarely on the international agenda. By Josua Loots
Serious human rights violations in the Hungarian asylum system Published: 10 May 2017 Two years ago, the Hungarian government began to criminalise asylum seekers and migrants with clear political motivations. Within a few months, their initial verbal aggression and hate campaign targeting refugees had developed into actual legislative amendments which violated refugees’ rights. By Nóra Köves
The Dutch defeat ‘the wrong kind of populism’ Published: 22 March 2017 Especially three developments appear to have caused Wilders’ “defeat” in the election. Still, the next Dutch government will chose a centre-right course on social-economic, climate and immigration policies. By Simon Otjes
"Refugee deal" with Cairo: A maximum of 5,000 migrants come from Egypt Published: 1 March 2017 Interview An interview with migration expert Amr Taha. He is heading the office of International Organization of Migration in Egypt. In the interview, he talks about Egypt as a host country of migrants and refugees, as well as a point of departure for migrants heading to Europe.
The Referendum in Hungary: “A Clear Foreign Policy Debacle and a Temporary Domestic Setback for the Government” Published: 20 October 2016 What comes after the failed referendum in Hungary? Political scientist Bulcsú Hunyadi about Orbáns objectives and about Hungarians who are tired of the migration topic. By Silja Schultheis and Bulcsú Hunyadi
Zygmunt Bauman: History repeats itself. We are coming back to the small, tribal states. Published: 26 September 2016 We cannot see that the EU is not the cause of the injustices we face. Zygmunt Bauman discusses Brexit and the impact it has on the world.
Brexit – a Polish perspective from Warsaw and London Published: 22 July 2016 With Britain leaving the EU Poland is loosing one of its most important security policy ally. At the same time up to a million polish migrants in Britain are facing an uncertain future as they were already being used as scapegoats in the Brexit campaign. By Małgorzata Kopka
Why the Brexit referendum gives Trump fresh hope Published: 13 July 2016 Hillary Clinton should be warned by the British referendum: Similar to the Brexit movement, Trump’s campaign benefits from anti-immigrant sentiment and anger over the “political elites” and “mainstream media”. By Dominik Tolksdorf