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Refugees: It Really Wasn't Merkel | ZEIT ONLINE
This article in Zeit Online tries to provide the facts behind Merkel's decision made in a period of 24-48 hours to let refugees marching towards Austria from Keleti station in Budapest, Hungary, September 5, 2015, to enter Germany. Other reports pointed out that too little time was given to make the decision and that it was purely done on humanitarian terms. And made during that short window of time, in which a decision had to be made to turn away the refugees going on foot for hundreds of miles or to turn them away. Given Germany's earlier history the choice was a difficult one but erred on the side of being humanitarian. Though Merkel's selfie with a refugee at a hostel on Sept 10, would seem to suggest otherwise, Merkel has said her decision was made with so little time and little opportunity to understand all the ramifications of this. It was not an open invitation to refugees to come to Germany.
"The situation that reached us unprepared in late summer 2015"- chancellor Merkel on the unanticipated nature of events at Budapest Keleti station
09/21/2016
Some say if prime minister Orban of Hungary had not acted the way he did, the German government would have had more time to consider the situation. As it happened the German government and chancellor Merkel had to decide in a few hours. If Budapest, Berlin and other EU nations had communicated better the situation could have been handled in a better way instead of the sudden unplanned movement of refugees into Germany and Austria.
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What happens next | ZEIT ONLINE
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Germany's Merkel denies change of course on refugees | News | DW.COM | 01.10.2016
DW.COM 10/01/2016
‘I Dream in Fruit’: What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
10/28/2016
DW.COM 11/21/2016
Angela Merkel Must Change to Meet German Challenges - Opinion - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/25/2016
Germany's chancellor Merkel and the EU-Turkey deal in 2016 for Turkey to take back refugees crossing the Aegean sea into Greece
03/24/2016
The EU deal with Turkey is important for Merkel as she faces new provincial elections in 2017 with growing populist pressures and opposition from the CDU to refugee policy. Pressure also comes from the Social Democrats for expanding domestic welfare. Merkel still has a high approval rating of 54% in March 2016 as she works to forge a EU wide policy for refugees.
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Stakes Are High for Germany’s Angela Merkel in Success of New Migrant Deal
Wall Street Journal 03/24/2016
New York Times 03/24/2016
Economist 03/24/2016
Merkel’s Popularity Plunges After July Attacks
WSJ 08/05/2016
Survey: Germany divided over Merkel's migrant policy changes | Germany | DW.COM | 21.08.2016
DW.COM 08/21/2016
Opinion poll shows 60 percent of Germans want a cap on refugees | News | DW.COM | 16.09.2016
DW.COM 09/16/2016
DW.com commissioned poll in August 2016 showing how Merkel's refugee policy is seen by the German public one year after it was announced
08/23/2016
About 51% agree it will strengthen the German economy, 45% disagree, the same numbers are seen for whether Germany's services for housing, education and healthcare will be stretched. Over 50% think it will lead to more terrorist incidents. About the same number see the policy favorably in the Green Party as see it unfavorably in the AfD party, the parties on either side of the political spectrum. Overall says DW.com it appears to be balanced for negative and positive sentiment.
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Survey: Germany divided over Merkel's migrant policy changes | Germany | DW.COM | 21.08.2016
DW.COM 08/21/2016
Opinion poll shows 60 percent of Germans want a cap on refugees | News | DW.COM | 16.09.2016
DW.COM 09/16/2016
Merkel Accepts Responsibility for Party’s Losses in Berlin Election
The New York Times 09/19/2016
Germany's Merkel denies change of course on refugees | News | DW.COM | 01.10.2016
DW.COM 10/01/2016
‘I Dream in Fruit’: What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
10/28/2016
Angela Merkel Must Change to Meet German Challenges - Opinion - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/25/2016
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and the refugee crisis in Europe in 2015-2016
09/05/2015
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The Roots of the Migration Crisis
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2015
The refugee crisis could actually be a boon for Germany - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/10/2015
For refugees, it’s destination Germany - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/06/2015
Refugees Find a Mostly Smooth Welcome in Germany
Wall Street Journal 09/05/2015
U.S. Pressed to Take More Syrian Refugees
Wall Street Journal 09/05/2015
Angela Merkel Is Motivated By Decency, Not Politics
Wall Street Journal 12/21/2015
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
Austria Takes Role of Distribution Center for Germany-Bound Migrants
New York Times 09/21/2015
Angela Merkel Is Motivated By Decency, Not Politics
Wall Street Journal 12/21/2015
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann Quits as Migrant Crisis Roils European Politics
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2016
Merkel Accepts Responsibility for Party’s Losses in Berlin Election
The New York Times 09/19/2016
The Night Germany Lost Control | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 08/30/2016
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