Interviews | 13.07.2023 ‘Headlines like “the EU agrees on asylum reform” are premature’ MEP Birgit Sippel on why a compromise on the new EU asylum reform is still pending and Parliament’s upcoming difficult negotiations with the Council
European integration | 10.03.2021 'Frontex should have no role in asylum procedures' The EU border agency's conduct has been scandalous — from illegal pushbacks to meeting arms manufacturers. MEP Birgit Sippel calls for [...]
Prizes without freedom risk becoming trophies of hypocrisy This year’s Václav Havel Prize must signal the Council of Europe to turn praise of courage into action against autocrats, even within its own ranks
A warning from the skies Europe’s military response to Putin’s air provocations shows that its defences are in place. What remains missing is political confidence