The price of Spanish and European citizenship
The rules on accessing nationality are very different from one EU member state to another. Spain offers the fastest route for most of its immigrants from non-EU countries.
Democracy and citizenship
Are Spaniards emigrating?
Contrary to what numerous media reports seem to suggest, current Spanish emigration is very slight.
Youth unemployment in Spain
Young Spaniards (between 16 and 24 years old) are unemployed, a "fact" that would deepen the image of a deep crisis in our country.
Secession and Democracy: a Canadian perspective
Remarks by Stéphane Dion on the Quebec sovereignty process and secession at the Elcano Royal Institute (9 April 2013).
The EU performance in the global competition for highly-skilled migrants
It is still impossible to evaluate the Blue Card’s effect but the changes that have taken place in the European migratory framework since its approval in 2009 should now allow the re-drafting of the Directive to offer a more attractive channel to qualified immigrants.
Arizona: The Criminalisation of an Immigrant Population (ARI)
The Arizona Senate's Bill 1070 on immigration, currently subject to an injunction, is at the heart of the political tension in the state. The bill was blocked by the Department of Justicea few days before it came into effect and after a Federal Judge in Arizona suspended its most controversial provisions. Its future remains in the hands of the Court of Appeal.
Alerts, alarms and threats: how much should the people of Europe be told? (ARI)
A public awareness campaign about what al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups keep trying to do in Western Europe should neither raise alarm nor minimise the problem.
France and Deporting the Roma: How Did We Get There? (ARI)
The deportation of Rumanian and Bulgarian Roma from France led to international condemnation while it was widely accepted by French public opinion.
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