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).
Democracy and citizenship
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.
The Criminalisation of an Immigrant Population (ARI)
Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, that goes into effect on 29 July, criminalises the failure to carry immigration documents.
Migration and the Registration of European Pensioners in Spain (ARI)
Spain is one of the main destinations for residential migration among European pensioners, who have a strong tendency to not register with the local authorities.
Immigration, Emigration and Policy Developments in Portugal (ARI)
Due to the economic crisis in Portugal, since the beginning of the new century many of its former immigrants have moved to Spain and other European countries, in parallel with the increase in Portuguese emigration.
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