My mother is Italian, my father is Dutch. Purely due to the origins of my ‘blood’, I was given an Italian and a Dutch passport. I was born and raised, however, in Belgium. There, I always grew up with the idea that I could, once I had turned 18, if I wanted to, become a [...]
How to better integrate and actively involve immigrants in European societies is relevant for all EU member states. The challenges are multiple and the stakes are high for social cohesion and economic development in a Union of countries that adhere to human rights standards and that share respect for democratic principles, equality, non-discrimination and solidarity. [...]
European societies are characterized by a broad, and growing, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity. In the more recent decades, immigration has been the principal source of this diversity. Multiculturalism is thus already a rather vibrant reality across all EU societies today. As tends to often be the case, policy responses are, unfortunately, lagging behind. [...]
