Germany. One key concern at the time was that her decision would signal an open-door policy to aspiring migrants worldwide … – thus, increasing migration to Germany in the long-term. With the continued global rise in forced displacement, Merkel …

with Albania aim to significantly reduce the number of arrivals by transferring asylum procedures and refugee protection to … jeopardise international refugee protection and harm vital foreign policy interests as well as the credibility of the development … cooperation of Germany and the European Union (EU). …

so. We specifically consider effects of Germany's recent and high-profile asylum policy adjustments, which include …

-called "Europe 2015's refugee crisis" and the strict asylum legislation adopted in Germany in the following year. Design …Purpose - This paper aims to understand the discrepancy between Germany's immediate positive response to the so …/methodology/approach - The discrepancy is attributed to external and internal forces. The external force is Germany's obligation to adhere to the …

so. We specifically consider effects of Germany's recent and high-profile asylum policy adjustments, which include … Anpassungen der deutschen Asylpolitik, zu denen beschleunigte Asylentscheidungsverfahren, die Aussicht auf Asylverfahren außerhalb …