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 [...]
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
On migrant smuggling, Europe must make a U-turn Cracking down on smugglers doesn’t make migration safer, it makes it deadlier — and a new EU directive could make things even worse
‘Genocide is the only term that fits’ Genocide scholar Omer Bartov on Israel’s conduct towards the Palestinian population, the situation in Gaza and Germany’s responsibility