Eine kritische Betrachtung der Migrationspolitik europäischer Regierungen und die Herausforderungen einer aktiv gesteuerten Zuwanderung. Im Gastblog erklärt Europapolitiker Hannes Swoboda, warum eine Europa eine viel aktivere und gezieltere Migrationspolitik entwickeln und umsetzen muss.

Very few people desire a prolonged war between Ukraine and Russia – a war that risks ending in a nuclear disaster. But there are widely different opinions about how this war could be ended – not only between politicians and military experts but also between political scientists. The same is true of debates over why the war began and who started it. To talk of a possible and peaceful end to the war, we must first return to the beginning of the conflict. Although it may seem clear who started the war, there is an ongoing debate even in Western countries about where the “true” responsibility for the war lies.

Having recently returned from a four-day visit to Rwanda – specifically its capital, Kigali, and the surrounding area – I find it difficult to write a comprehensive report and draw balanced conclusions on my trip. Over the past years, I have read several books and many articles in newspapers and magazines about Rwanda’s recent history. I even met its long-time president Paul Kagame –  before he became president –  with my then-group leader, Pauline Greene, in the European Parliament. Most publications in the West, while praising Kagame’s efforts to overcome the collective trauma of the genocide and promote digital innovation and entrepreneurship in the country, criticize his authoritarian style of governance. Without a doubt, these two sometimes contradictory sides of Kagame’s leadership exist. But would any other governing style be more conducive to overcoming the country’s trauma? And what does democracy mean for the citizens of a country with such a horrible recent history? 

Am 14.5 werden in der Türkei entscheidende Parlaments- und Präsidentschaftswahlen stattfinden - soweit kein „unerwartetes“ Ereignis dazwischenkommt. Allerdings schon nach dem furchtbaren Erdbeben im Osten der Türkei haben manche erwartet, Präsident Erdogan werde versuchen die Wahlen zu verschieben. Aber er wollte anscheinend kein zusätzliches Risiko eingehen. Ein Risiko besteht jedenfalls angesichts der Stimmung im Lande und der Kritik an der von ihm unterstützten Baulobby, die für die großen Erdbeben Schäden mit verantwortlich ist. Aber leicht wird es nicht sein, die Siegesserie von Tayip Erdogan zu unterbrechen.