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Saturday, January 23rd, 2016

Interview with German Finance Minister Schäuble: ‘We Are Running Out of Time for Refugee Solutions’

Author:     Interview Conducted by David Böcking and Stefan Kaiser
Source:     Der Spiegel (Germany)
Publication Date:     January 22, 2016 – 05:24 PM
Link: Interview with German Finance Minister Schäuble: ‘We Are Running Out of Time for Refugee Solutions’
Stephan:   Reduced to scholarship Germany is a social laboratory  running a large population study on assimilation. The choices they make will teach the world, and this important interview lays out the issues.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble gestures during the session 'The Future of Europe' at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 21, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Ruben Sprich

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble gestures during the session ‘The Future of Europe’ at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 21, 2016.
Credit: Reuters/Ruben Sprich

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Thus far, Europe has failed to agree on a joint approach to the refugee crisis. In an interview in Davos, Germany’s finance minister warns that time is running out. If Schengen collapses, he warns, the European Union is in trouble.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mr. Schäuble, the Austrian government recently announced plans to introduce upper limits to the number of refugees it will accept. Do you sympathize with their decision?

Schäuble: I had to gasp for breath a bit when I heard that we were not closely consulted on the decision. In recent months, the German chancellor has always made an effort to consult closely with Austria. But we know that […]

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