“This is about the day-to-day interactions of a diverse Europe — at work, in school, on the streets … [A] way to make sure every citizen counts? Count them. Literally. Yet some countries don’t collect ethnic data in their census … It’s illegal to collect data on ethnicity or religion in France, Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Spain … [This] risks ignoring their inherent differences. For instance, studies show that ethnic minorities tend to suffer higher rates of diabetes than their white counterparts. So without knowing exactly who makes up the population, how is it possible to treat diabetes effectively?”

On why Europe’s attitude to multiculturalism needs to change. Time lead article, “The Many Faces of Europe”, is here.

Posted Friday, February 16th, 2007 @ 7:37 am
Filed in community and social, politics

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