How populist disinformation informs the debate on migration

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How populist disinformation informs the debate on migration (PDF)

Despite contrary expectations, the European elections were not marked by an abundance of targeted disinformation, as was the case with the previous US elections and the Brexit referendum. Does disinformation hence play a less important role than assumed in the European context? In this policy paper, Paul-Jasper Dittrich and Lucas Rasche argue that we should analyse disinformation beyond the focus on political elections. Using the discussion on the Global Compact for Migration as an example, they show how right-wing populist disinformation seeks to influence the course of politics by gaining the prerogative of interpretation in a “competition of narratives”.

Paul-Jasper Dittrich is advisor at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, he formally worked for the Jacques Delors Centre.

In Greece, the Corona crisis threatens to become a disaster

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Corona crisis in Greece by Rasche (PDF)

To prevent a humanitarian disaster, a European-coordinated evacuation of the refugee camps on the Greek islands is needed, writes Lucas Rasche on Euractiv.com. EU-wide border closures must not be a reason to deny the approximately 42,000 people in the overcrowded camps on the Greek islands the basic rights to asylum, security and health. That is why the EU must help Greece and those seeking protection there. Lucas Rasche shows how financial incentives to receive refugees and the involvement of welcoming communities can defuse the situation before it is too late.

The EU must deprive Erdoğan of his basis for blackmail

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EU-Turkey Deal by Rasche (PDF)

The misery at the Greek-Turkish border can be put to an end: The EU's emergency mechanism allows for the rapid redistribution of refugees. In this Policy Position Lucas Rasche explains what should happen next.