US EditionTen Years Later, “Wir Schaffen Das” Has Proved a Pyrrhic Victory
21 Articles
21 Articles
A lot has happened since Merkel's statement "We can do it" ten years ago. German asylum policy has been repeatedly adjusted. How has the course changed? And where does the German government stand today? By Claudia Kornmeier.
In 2015, Angela Merkel said the famous three words: "We can do this." Hundreds of thousands came to Germany. What has become of them – and of the welcome culture?
A Decade After “Wir schaffen das,” Austria Declares Merkel’s Migration Policy a Failure
Ten years after Germany opened its borders to hundreds of thousands of mostly Syrian refugees, leading Austrian politicians have branded Angela Merkel’s 2015 decision a historic mistake. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker and former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz both argue that Merkel’s ‘open doors’ approach created lasting problems for Europe that are still unresolved today. Stocker, reflecting on the so-called refugee summer of 2015, said in an…
Our author heard the famous sentence of the then chancellor while fleeing Syria to Bavaria. Ten years later, he meets the 71-year-old – and would like to say to her: "We did it."
Ten years after the big escape movement, Angela Merkel confirmed in a panel discussion with the German "Augsburger Allgemeine" her policy of "We are able to do this." "I don't see it critically that we have left the people to us," says the former Chancellor. It is one of the rare appearances of the long-standing, former German Chancellor on the big stage. Ten years after the big escape movement in 2015 and after her historical legend "We can do …
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