Refugees

As many EU countries fail to provide a comprehensive refugee policy, local actors take matters into their own hands.

Cities should be trusted to take the lead on the integration of newcomers.

Cities could become a welcoming and protective hub for refugees in Europe – but not without financial support to stimulate their economy and create jobs. An interview with Gesine Schwan.

The origin and meanings of citizenship – what does it mean today in an era of mass migration and security fears?

How can we account for the perception among Slovenia’s general population that migrants pose a threat?

Slovenia was changed by the first waves of refugees passing through in 2015. Its centre-left government has followed, rather than led, public opinion.

Since 2015, more than one million asylum seekers have entered Europe. Of these, roughly 250,000 have come to the Nordic countries, prompting them to reassess their immigration systems and services.

The Green Observatory provides a round-up of perspectives on a current political issue from the Green European Journal’s partners around Europe. This edition focuses its lens on the so-called ‘refugee crisis’: how is this crisis perceived and does the perception at all correlate to facts? Are the new EU proposals responding to the situation and are EU member states willing to shoulder each other?

In a rational world, security threats might boost European integration, given their cross-border nature. Today’s Europe, however, is different.

A circulation of misinformation can have far-reaching implications, and can influence not only the European Union’s relations with Russia and its neighbours, but also its own internal process of integration.