Migration Crisis in Europe
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Analysis by Soeren Kern
Spain: Migration Crisis Spirals Out of Control | Soeren Kern | November 17, 2021
UK: Record Number of Migrants Crossing English Channel | Soeren Kern | September 16, 2021
Belarus Floods EU with Migrants from Middle East | Soeren Kern | September 5, 2021
Europe Braces for Tsunami of Afghan Migrants | Soeren Kern | August 26, 2021
Denmark Cracks Down on Mass Migration | Soeren Kern | June 8, 2021
Hungary: “Europe’s Borders Must be Protected” | Soeren Kern | December 18, 2020
Greece’s Migrant Crisis: “A Powder Keg Ready to Explode” | Soeren Kern | February 28, 2020
Spain: European Court Approves Summary Deportations of Illegal Migrants | Soeren Kern | February 17, 2020
Europe Under Siege from People-Smuggling Gangs | Soeren Kern | January 7, 2020
Spain’s ‘Migrant Friendly’ Border Fences | Soeren Kern | December 11, 2019
Germany: All EU Members Must Take in Migrants | Soeren Kern | December 5, 2019
France: “We Want to Regain Control of Our Migration Policy” | Soeren Kern | November 29, 2019
Turkey Flooding Europe with Migrants | Soeren Kern | October 10, 2019
Europe: “Mediterranean Taxis” for People-Smugglers | Soeren Kern | August 27, 2019
Turkey Threatens to Reignite European Migrant Crisis | Soeren Kern | July 31, 2019
Spain: Surge in Migrant Crime | Soeren Kern | May 20, 2019
Germany: Citizenship for Polygamous Migrants? | Soeren Kern | May 10, 2019
Italy Adopts Hardline Immigration Law | Soeren Kern | December 7, 2018
Germany Seeks Skilled Migrants | Soeren Kern | October 6, 2018
Germany: Anti-Immigration Party Surges in Popularity | Soeren Kern | September 8, 2018
Italy and Hungary Create ‘Anti-Immigration Axis’ | Soeren Kern | September 1, 2018
Italy: Interior Minister Accused of Kidnapping Migrants | Soeren Kern | August 30, 2018
Germany: Migration Deal Keeps Merkel in Power, For Now | Soeren Kern | July 4, 2018
Germany’s Migrant Rape Crisis: “Failure of the State” | Soeren Kern | June 11, 2018
Italy: “The Party is Over” for Illegal Migrants | Soeren Kern | June 4, 2018
Germany: Asylum for Cash Scandal | Soeren Kern | May 22, 2018
Germany: Migrant Rape Crisis Still Sowing Terror and Destruction | Soeren Kern | March 20, 2018
France: Migrant Crisis Spirals Out of Control | Soeren Kern | February 6, 2018
How Many Muslims in Europe? Pew’s Projections Fall Short | Soeren Kern | December 14, 2017
Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Millions Still to Come | Soeren Kern | December 3, 2017
Germany: Surge in Migrant Attacks on Police | Soeren Kern | November 29, 2017
Germany: Spike in Stabbings | Soeren Kern | November 17, 2017
Germany: Violence Spirals in Refugee Shelters | Soeren Kern | November 2, 2017
Germany Heading for Four More Years of Pro-EU, Open-Door Migration Policies | Soeren Kern | September 8, 2017
European Court Orders EU Countries to Take Migrants | Soeren Kern | September 7, 2017
Europe: Jihadists Posing as Migrants | Soeren Kern | September 3, 2017
Europe: Migrant Crisis Reaches Spain | Soeren Kern | August 16, 2017
Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Views from Central Europe | Soeren Kern | July 2, 2017
Paris Becomes Massive Camp for Illegal Migrants | Soeren Kern | June 6, 2016
Germany’s New “Integration Law” | Soeren Kern | May 29, 2016
EU-Turkey Migrant Deal Unravels | Soeren Kern | May 18, 2016
Germany: Christian Refugees Persecuted by Muslims | Soeren Kern | May 15, 2016
Germany’s Merkel: “No Change to Migration Crisis” | Soeren Kern | March 18, 2016
Germany: Migrant Rape Crisis Worsens | Soeren Kern | March 5, 2016
Germany: Migrant Crime Skyrockets | Soeren Kern | February 21, 2016
Germany’s Migrant Deportation Plan: “Political Charade” | Soeren Kern | February 1, 2016
Germans Stock Up on Weapons for Self Defense | Soeren Kern | December 21, 2015
Germany: Salafist “Aid Workers” Recruiting Refugees | Soeren Kern | December 9, 2015
Germans Opposed to Mass Migration are “Free to Leave” | Soeren Kern | November 24, 2015
Germany: Migration Crisis Becomes Public Health Crisis | Soeren Kern | November 8, 2015
Germany: “20 Million Muslims by 2020” | Soeren Kern | November 1, 2015
Germany: Asylum Seekers Make Demands | Soeren Kern | October 23, 2015
Germany: Migrant Crime Wave, Police Capitulate | Soeren Kern | October 11, 2015
Germany’s Sharia Refugee Shelters | Soeren Kern | October 1, 2015
Germany: Migrants In, Germans Out | Soeren Kern | September 27, 2015
Germany: Migrants’ Rape Epidemic | Soeren Kern | September 18, 2015
Is Europe Losing Control Over Its Destiny? | Soeren Kern | September 13, 2015
Europe’s Migration Crisis: “Not Giving Us Like in Germany” | Soeren Kern | September 9, 2015
Germany’s Muslim Demographic Revolution | Soeren Kern | August 31, 2015
Europe’s Great Migration Crisis | Soeren Kern | July 12, 2015
Select Articles in News Media
Mapped: The Journey Refugees are Taking to Get Into Europe | Telegraph | February 12, 2016
The Costs of the Refugee Crisis | Deutsche Welle | February 1, 2016
Cologne Attacks Show Germany Unprepared for Migration Challenge | Reuters | January 28, 2016
Migration to Europe Explained in Graphics | BBC | January 28, 2016
Europe Faces Another Million Refugees This Year, UN Report Says | Bloomberg | January 27, 2016
IMF Recommends Paying Refugees Below the Minimum Wage | EurActiv | January 20, 2016
End of Europe? Berlin, Brussels Shock Tactic on Migrants | Reuters | January 18, 2016
The Cologne Portent | Bret Stephens | The Wall Street Journal | January 11, 2016
Bleak Outlook for Europe’s Migration Crisis in 2016 | Rhodium Group | January 4, 2016
Europe’s Man Problem | Valerie Hudson | Politico | January 6, 2016
Political Correctness Protects Muslim Rape Culture | Breitbart | January 2, 2016
Germany Strains Under Weight of Migrant Crisis | USA Today | October 29, 2015
African Dictatorship Fuels Migrant Crisis: Thousands Flee Isolated Eritrea | The Wall Street Journal | October 20, 2015
Hungary Defense Border Fences Blocking Immigrants | France 24 | October 6, 2015
EU Refugee Summit in Disarray as Donald Tusk Warns Greatest Tide ‘Yet to Come’ | Guardian | September 23, 2015
Migrants are Disguising Themselves as Syrians to Enter Europe | Washington Post | September 23, 2015
The Key to Ending Syria’s Refugee Crisis? Ending Its War | The Wall Street Journal | September 23, 2015
German Intelligence Chief Warns Islamists Could Target Refugees | Reuters | September 22, 2015
For Many Syrians in Lebanon and Jordan, Now is the Time to Go | Washington Post | September 21, 2015
In Mediterranean, Commercial Ships Scoop Up Desperate Human Cargo | Reuters | September 21, 2015
The ISIS Caliphate is the Wild Card of Europe’s Refugee Crisis | Business Insider | September 21, 2015
Closing the Back Door to Europe | New York Times | September 18, 2015
Do China’s Ghost Cities Offer a Solution to Europe’s Migrant Crisis?| Reuters | September 18, 2015
Measuring Up: Rating Migrant Integration Policies in the EU | Radio Free Liberty Radio Free Europe | September 17, 2015
Germany Border Crackdown Deals Blow to Schengen System | Guardian | September 13, 2015
Germany Orders Curbs at Borders in Migrant Crisis | New York Times | September 13, 2015
Refugees Heading for UK Set Up Camp in New ‘Little Calais’ | Telegraph | September 13, 2015
Migrant Crisis: Where Have the Gulf States Been? | The Atlantic | September 9, 2015
Route of Migrants Into Europe Shifts Toward Balkans | The New York Times | July 18, 2015
Charts & Graphs
European Union
Timeline: EU Response to Migration Crisis
EU Commission’s proposals for a new European Border and Coast Guard (Fact sheet) | December 15. 2015
European Commission Proposal for a new European Border and Coast Guard (PDF) | December 15, 2015
Hot Spots Greece | December 15, 2015
Hot Spots Italy | December 15, 2015
EU-Turkey Meeting Statement | November 29, 2015
Fact Sheets
Europe’s Migration Crisis | Council on Foreign Relations
Eastern Borders Route | Frontex
Western Balkan Route | Frontex
Eastern Mediterranean Route | Frontex
Central Mediterranean Route | Frontex
Western Mediterranean Route | Frontex
Research Studies
The Refugee Surge in Europe: Economic Challenges | IMF | January 1, 2016
Irregular Migration Routes to Europe | Maastricht Graduate School of Governance | July 2015
Statistics
European Union: Migration and Migrant Population Statistics
United Nations: Mediterranean Situation — Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response | UNHCR
Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge)
Photos
2015 Migrant Crisis | Getty Images
Migrant Crisis | CBS News
Migrant Crisis in Photos | International Business Times
Most Dramatic Photos of Europe’s Migrant Crisis | Breitbart
Pictures of the Year: Migrant Crisis | Reuters
Refugees on Slovenia-Croatia Border – Drone Footage | Guardian
Shocking Images Show Europe’s Migrant Crisis | NY Daily News
Other Resources
Flight to Europe | Reuters
Migration Policy Centre | Florence, Italy
MigrationWatch UK | Westminster, UK