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The European Migration Crisis: A Legacy of Policy and Political Turbulence

In 2015, during the peak of the Syrian Civil War, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a pivotal decision that would alter the dynamics of migration in Europe for years to come. Her declaration, “We can handle this,” led to the influx of over a million migrants into Europe, triggering what is now recognized as the greatest migration crisis the continent has ever faced. This decision not only reshaped the European Union's (EU) legal structures concerning asylum claims but also revealed a deep divide within the EU regarding how to handle mass migration.