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EU Asylum PolicyEurope Closes its Doors
Commentators say the EU's asylum policy is not striving for the protection of refugees, but rather for the protection of Europe from refugees. The EU countries are shifting the responsibility to the poor regions of origin, says Karl Kopp.
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EU/Turkey
EU Still at Odds over Turkey Joining
Foreign ministers from the European Union are in Brussels discussing the upcoming decision on entering talks with Turkey over future membership in the EU. But even at the last minute, they are not all of one mind. Bernd Riegert reports
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France
University Courses for Muslim Prayer Leaders
France is to lay on university courses for Muslim prayer leaders to teach them about the French way of life. The move announced by Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin is aimed at better integrating France's imams. By Alasdair Sandford
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Arab World Days
Opportunities for a Change in Perspective
German Bundestag recently held its first-ever "Arab World Days", where more than 300 Arab politicians and scholars met to engage in dialogue. Sabine Ripperger reports from Berlin
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The Arab Reform Movement
Taking Stock after One Year
This year there has been increasing discussion of reforms in the Arab world. But what progress has the democratization process actually made?
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Euromed Dialogue
European Union Urges Engagement in Middle East
During regional talks between Arab and Israeli ministers at the Euromed meeting in The Hague, European Union officials called for a return to the Middle East peace process and continued political reform in the region.
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Mideast Peace Process
Opening the Door of Opportunity
Israel's Foreign Minister Shalom met with his Palestinian counterpart Shaath in The Hague on Monday for the first time since Yasser Arafat's death. Shalom said a "door of opportunity" was opening for Middle East peace. By Bernd Riegert
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The Netherlands
No Longer a Bastion of Tolerance in Europe?
Holland has long been renowned as a bastion of religious and cultural tolerance in Europe, but the van Gogh killing has sparked a furious national debate about immigration. Andrew Parker reports
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Corsica
Bombings against the North African Population
For almost thirty years, Corsican nationalists have been carrying out bomb attacks in an attempt to separate from France. But now, nationalist political violence turns against the mainly-Moroccan immigrants. By John Laurenson
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Assia Bensalah Alaoui
The Arab World Demands Coherence
Since 1995, the Barcelona Process has been the EU's grand opening strategy towards Northern Africa and the Middle East. Assia Bensalah Alaoui, a Moroccan law professor and development expert, assessed the EU's policy in an interview with Hans Dembowski.
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Muslims in Germany
Integration Head Wants Imams to Speak German
Germany's integration commissioner wants imams who come to the country from abroad to have a knowledge of German and German society. It's one part of a 20-point strategy for fighting extremism and promoting integration.
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"Parallel Societies"
Who's Afraid of the Sorbs?
Numerous politicians have recently called on Muslims to increase their efforts to integrate into German society. But Germany shouldn't become fixated on the issue of parallel societies, according to Peter Philipp.
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