October 29, 2013 Financial instability leads to an increase of resentment and prejudice against migrants, Muslims and Roma. Now available online, the annual report of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI ) which shows the level of racism in EU countries. European countries, the report says, must come to terms with their…
October 15, 2013 The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has released a fourth report on the Netherlands. The third cycle of the report was released in 2008, and this most recent report covers the situation until March 2013. With respect to Muslims, the ECRI notes that while discriminatory incidents against Muslims appear…
International Conference 27-28 January 2011 Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Sala Poeti, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna Gender, Migration and Intercultural Interactions in the Mediterranean and South East Europe (European Commission FP7 project) Dipartimento di Politica, Istituzioni, Storia Swedish Research Council Stefano Allievi, Schirin Amir-Moazami, Raffaella Baritono, Gaia Giuliani, Nilüfer Göle, Jeanette Jouili, Helen Kambouri, Pia Karlsson…
The Schiphol airport in Amsterdam is requiring all US-bound travelers to undergo full body scans as part of the security screening process. They will be employing the scanners within three weeks. Interior minister Guusje ter Horst says the US disapproved of Dutch use of scanners due to privacy issues. Washington and ter Horst now agree…
A planned trip to Turkey by a delegation from the Dutch parliament has been cancelled. The trip was scheduled for January, and intended as a “fact finding mission” in connection with Turkey’s hopes to join the EU. Last week a representative from the foreign affairs ministry stated that Geert Wilders, leader of the right wing…
