... unable to seamlessly adapt to life in their new home country, if only because of the challenges presented by not knowing German. They thus become an easy target for radical Islamist propaganda.
Austrian political parties have differing views on mass immigration, particularly from Muslim countries. Representatives from five parties expressed their views on the matter during a pre-election debate held at the City Council of Vienna in 2010.
The most liberal attitude towards migrants was demonstrated by ...
... Schengen Agreement requires the consent of all 26 member countries. The text of the agreement does not allow individual countries to withdraw from or make amendments to the agreement.
REUTERS/Michalis Karagiannis
Alexander Pivovarenko:
Hold Your Guard: Migration Crisis in South-
East Europe
The European structures must in quick order offer a viable alternative to its states in order to overcome the refugee crisis. Perhaps the suggestion put forward by former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy in 2014 ...
... (UNHCR)
reported
an 83 percent increase in the number of refugees and migrants who had crossed the Mediterranean Sea to get to Europe in the first 6 months of 2015: 137,000 people compared to 75,000 in the same period last year. Plans to combat the migration crisis, adopted by the European Commission, have proved to be less than efficient. Pragmatization of relations with Russia may offer an opportunity for the EU to cope with the refugee problem. Failing this, the crisis-ridden South-East Europe ...
An unexpected, but extremely important result of the immigration crisis in the European Union in the summer and autumn of 2015 was the intensification of the dialogue between Europe and Turkey. The
Meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government
on November 29, 2015 resulted in the European Union promising ...
Jordan is oftentimes characterized as a Middle Eastern exception and paradox: an explicitly artificial colonial construct, and yet resilient and durable. The recent rise of new security challenges, such as the rise of the Islamic State, calls for a thorough analysis an exploration of the factors involved. Overall, there are strong reasons to believe that despite the war in Syria raging on Jordan’s doorstep, an acute domestic refugee problem, and echoes of the Arab Spring protests still in the...
... revolutions, the treatment of inequality as an indispensable condition of diversity and freedom, and the special role of authority.
In the longer term, conservatism may play a role – especially in Europe – as an answer to the challenges posed by immigration, the identity crisis and uncontrolled development of technologies.
Common Heritage
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92), Lord
Rockingham & Edmund Burke, c. 1766
By 2080, the population of the European Union is projected to reach ...
... from Norway to Turkey with divided Ukraine right in the middle. And it seems absurd that this gap could become permanent if countries on opposing sides of Ukraine’s barricade give up on the idea of common interests, approaches and challenges.
Migration is just such a challenge, since the voluntary or forcible movement of people is increasingly being seen as a test for Europe as a whole. The situation is so nuanced that the EU is even mulling the idea of restoring Schengen area borders, even ...
Presentation Text at International Conference “Transnational Migration and Modern States in the Period of Economic Crisis”, Moscow, 25 September 2015
Presentation Text at International Conference “
Transnational Migration and Modern States in the Period of Economic Crisis
”, Moscow, 25 September ...
... Olimova, Patrick Taran
On September 24–25, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) held an
international conference
on the problems of migration in the modern world. At the conference, Russian and international experts discussed the numerous aspects of migration and the impact it has on governments. Particular attention was paid to the ongoing migrant crisis in the European Union.
Leading ...
... and finger-printing of refugees in Italy and Greece by November. According to the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the number of refugees may not be a problem for the EU, which has the capacity and experience to deal with the current migration crisis. Moreover, he added that the Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon and Jordan are embracing millions of refugees. Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said that last EU summit marked a major step forward in bringing the bloc towards Italy’s ...
