The story of how the migrants at Budapest's Keleti station spontaneously started the march to the Austrian border September 1-4, 2015

09/11/2015

WSJ's reporters Thomas, Bradley and Geiger tell this exceptional story of a change posted on the internet site of Germany's agency tackling asylum applications that it was no longer enforcing Dublin protocols (requiring applications to be handled at the country of first entry), and how it emboldened refugees at Keleti station Budapest to begin a march of thousands on highways to the Austrian border. The events of these days in early September 2015 led to German chancellor Merkel's later statements about the "fundamental right to asylum for the politically persecuted knowing no upper limit." It had not started that way, events and the courage of the refugees led to Germany responding in a way that could not have been imagined with "Wilkommen refugees" signs at entry points.

Grouped Articles

Obscure German Tweet Helped Spur Migrant March From Hungary

Wall Street Journal 09/11/2015

Andrea Thomas, Andrea, Thomas, Matt Bradley, Matt, Bradley, And Friedrich Geiger, And, Friedrich, Geiger

Austria Takes Role of Distribution Center for Germany-Bound Migrants

New York Times 09/21/2015

Palko Karasz, Palko, Karasz, Barbara Surk, Barbara, Surk

Angela Merkel Is Motivated By Decency, Not Politics

Wall Street Journal 12/21/2015

Letters To The Editor, Letters, To, The, Editor

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann Quits as Migrant Crisis Roils European Politics

Wall Street Journal 05/13/2016

Anton Troianovski, Anton, Troianovski

Merkel Accepts Responsibility for Party’s Losses in Berlin Election

The New York Times 09/19/2016

Melissa Eddy

The Night Germany Lost Control | ZEIT ONLINE

ZEIT ONLINE 08/30/2016

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