Schengen in danger, Germany warns

Features discussing the migration challenges facing Europe in the summer of 2015.

In particular, previews and reports of a meeting between French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on the 24 August 2015.

Prior to the meeting Chancellor Merkel had said migration would be the primary challenge topping the EU’s political agenda in the forthcoming months.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere had said on the 21 August 2015 that unless the EU acted quickly the Schengen free-travel regime was at risk.

Following the meeting the two leaders called for a unified response to Europe’s biggest migrant crisis since World War II. Mrs Merkel also condemned 'vile' recent protests against refugees in Germany.

See also related url hyperlink to an article by German Foreign Minister Steinmeier and Economics Minister Gabriel published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on 23 August 2015. The two ministers advocated a European asylum system based on the principle of solidarity.

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ESO: Background information: Germany expecting 650,000 refugees this year: report http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-expecting-650000-refugees-this-year-report/

BBC News 21.08.15: Schengen free movement 'may be in danger', says German minister http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34016448

ESO: Background information: A European Response to Migration: Showing solidarity and sharing responsibility http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-a-european-response-to-migration-showing-solidarity-and-sharing-responsibility/

Deutsche Welle, 24.08.15: Merkel, Hollande to meet on Monday to discuss migrant crisis http://dw.com/p/1GKKb

EUObserver, 24.08.15: Hollande to meet Merkel on migration, Ukraine https://euobserver.com/justice/129963

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 24.08.15: Schengen criticised after attack in Thalys http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER168561-Schengen-criticised-after-attack-in-Thalys

Deutsche Welle, 24.08.15: Hollande backs Merkel's call for common EU refugee policy http://dw.com/p/1GKu2

France24, 25.08.15: Hollande, Merkel, urge unified EU response to migrant crisis http://www.france24.com/en/20150824-hollande-merkel-unified-eu-response-migrant-crisis-vile-protests

ESO: Background information: German politicians vow decisive action following Heidenau clashes http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-politicians-vow-decisive-action-following-heidenau-clashes/

Germany: Federal Foreign Office: Web Archive: Interviews, 23.08.15: A ten-point plan for a European refugee policy response – a joint article by Sigmar Gabriel and Frank-Walter Steinmeier http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/sid_407CC805CF25138C61CFCBE1ABB606F7/EN/Infoservice/Presse/Interview/2015/150823_FAS_10PunktePlan-Fluechtlingspolitik.html

France: Embassy in the United Kingdom: News, 23.08.15: France and Germany cooperate to tackle migration crisis http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/France-and-Germany-cooperate-to-tackle-migration-crisis

El País, 25.08.15: Back Merkel and Hollande on asylum policy (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE168614-Back-Merkel-and-Hollande-on-asylum-policy

EUObserver, 25.08.15: Germany and France want unified asylum response https://euobserver.com/justice/129975

Radio Poland, 26.08.15: Polish deputy foreign minister: accepting refugees must remain voluntary http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/218538,Polish-deputy-foreign-minister-accepting-refugees-must-remain-voluntary

EUObserver, 25.08.15: Czech Republic advocates use of army to protect borders https://euobserver.com/migration/129988

Politico, 26.08.15: Europe stands by Schengen http://www.politico.eu/article/europe-stands-by-schengen-free-movement-thalys-attack-border-control/

Politico, 25.08.15: Europe to draw up “safe country” list for asylum http://www.politico.eu/article/migration-balkans-timmermans-asylum-eu-quota-hollande-merkel-refugees/

Deutsche Welle, 27.08.15: German FM Steinmeier demands 'fair distribution' of refugees http://dw.com/p/1GMmC

24 Chasa, 27.08.15: The end of Schengen will be the end of the EU (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE168773-The-end-of-Schengen-will-be-the-end-of-the-EU

EUObserver, 27.08.15: EU free movement put into question at Vienna summit https://euobserver.com/migration/130022

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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