Council of Europe warns on multiculturalism

The Council of Europe, guardian of the European Convention on Human Rights, backed the growing number of heads of European governments in 2010 and 2011 denouncing multiculturalism as a failure, warning that it poses a threat to security.

Report of a FT interview with Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, February 2011.

ESO: Background information: Sarkozy joins multiculturalism attack http://www.europeansources.info/record/sarkozy-joins-multiculturalism-attack/

ESO: Background information: British premier blames home-grown terrorism on lack of integration http://www.europeansources.info/record/british-premier-blames-home-grown-terrorism-on-lack-of-integration/

ESO: Background Information: Multicultural attempts ‘failed’, claims Merkel http://www.europeansources.info/record/multicultural-attempts-failed-claims-merkel/

Council of Europe: Viewpoints, November 2009: Multiculturalism is an important dimension of our national identities http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/Viewpoints/091130_en.asp

PressEurop, 18.2.11: For a transparent immigration policy http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/editorial/509141-transparent-immigration-policy

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