StrangerFestival is a youth video project developed by communities in 18 EU Member States. It enables 1.000.000 young people to express themselves and create a platform where they can link their experience to the wider European context. StrangerFestival is an initiative of the European Cultural Foundation and takes place in the European Year of Intercultural […]
On April 17, 2008 a British court ruling decided on the behalf a Muslim road worker who was subject to a 10-month campaign of racial harassment at his former work place at Amey Mouchel’s Motorway in Bescot, Walsall (UK). His three colleagues were each sentenced for three years of prison. According to the judge their […]
In March the German Institute for labour market research (IAB) published an international report on the qualification standards of immigrants. The report compared the qualification standards of immigrants in countries like Germany, USA, Canada, Australia or United Kingdom. According to the results of the report traditional immigration countries such as Canada (59%), New Zealand (46%) […]
Scharfe Kritik an der Abtreibungspraxis in Deutschland im Falle der Behinderung eines ungebore-nen Kindes übt die „Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung“. Am Welt-Down-Syndrom-Tag (21. März) beklagte sich der Vorsitzende Robert Antretter, dass auf die vorgeburtliche Diagnose des Down Syndroms fast immer ein Schwangerschaftsabbruch folge. Das Gesetz erlaube in diesem Fall sogar die Tötung […]
A German court ruling decided that the Diakonisches Werk, a leading evangelical social welfare organisation in Germany, cannot refuse job applicants on the basis of a non existing church membership if their religion is not a crucial content of their daily work. The court confirmed the verdict in favour of a Turkish German woman who […]
How best to implement migration and housing policies at the local level will be one of the main questions of an upcoming conference on April 7 in Brussels. The conference ‘European cities integrating migrants’ aims to debate on policies of local governance for integration and access to housing and on personnel policies of local authorities […]
As the European Union grows together, the European Commission challenges interested people to capture their vision of intercultural dialogue and share it with the world in the competition “Cultures on my street”. All European residents, regardless of age or origins, can participate. The idea behind the competition is that the borders within Europe are fading […]
Despite recent progress, women in Europe are still shut out of top positions in both politics and business, says a new European Commission report. Across the EU, 24% of parliamentarians are women – up from 16% a decade ago – with a similar proportion holding ministerial office. In the private sector, men still represent 9 […]
Das Arbeitsgericht Hamburg hat einer gebürtigen Türkin eine Entschädigungszahlung in Höhe von drei Monatsgehältern zugesprochen. Yesim Fadia wollte als Integrationslotsin beim Diakonischen Werk arbeiten, der Einrichtung bei der Religionsverständigung helfen – doch die Hamburger Diakonie lehnte die Muslimin ab. Als Fadia durchblicken ließ, dass Sie nur aus Interesse an der Arbeitsstelle bereit dazu wäre, der […]
A Stockholm court ruling decided that homosexual citizens cannot be prevented from purchasing dogs in Sweden. The court confirmed an earlier district verdict in favour of a lesbian who had sought damages from a dog breeder who refused to sell her a puppy because of her sexual preference. The dog owner has to pay the […]
