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Inner-city immigrant-city Athens: look Greek, look lively
A crisis can exacerbate a ‘them versus us’ feeling, especially with elections on the cards. Half a million undocumented immigrants* makes Greece one of the three European countries (alongside Spain and Italy) to be the first point of welcome for asylum seekers. Far right parties milk the 'foreigners-out' cow, whilst a general mood of mistrust reins
illegal immigrants, far-right extremism, economical crisis, racism, pakistan, frontex, afghanistan
Are half a million people homeless in Poland?
In Poland, as elsewhere, the data does not correspond to the logic of your average statistics; the minister of labour and social affairs states there are between 80 and 130, 000 homeless people, whilst Caritas Poland cites 30, 000 and other organisations number the destitute at 500, 000. We meet one community south of the Vistula river in Warsaw
illegal immigrants, homeless, poland, warsaw, poverty, best of cafebabel.com, society
Multiculturalism in Italy: a Roman cocktail
Is Italy racist? This is the question posed by European media, some of which don’t hesitate to point to a lethal dose of racism particularly following the murder of two Senegalese in Florence. However, four journalists and a photographer sent to Rome by cafebabel.com chose instead to talk about the multicultural imprint of a nation which counts 5.4 million immigrants from non-EU countries. Of course, it’s not all sweetness. The Roma continue to battle for a decent future, while young Italians are fleeing a country which is losing its identity. However, second generation immigrants are aware of the civic role which they can play, while the piazza Vittoria in central Rome is a multicultural epicentre, a mixed drink shaken up in the most open of kitchens. In the view of these diverse facts, cafebabel.com is serving up a Roman cocktail which will warm you to embrace the ‘other’, turning away from the bar-side brawls stirred up by press-gang headlines. (Image: © Ehsan Maleki)
Fare dodger, stowaway or free rider?
Does the Arab uprising mean more 'stowaways' for Europe? Why does a stowaway in French mean the same thing as a fare dodger? Why is fare dodging in Italy called 'pulling a Portuguese'? Expression of the week
illegal immigrants, tower of babel, european institutions, libyan arab jamahiriya, arab spring, nicolas sarkozy, european parliament
Summer of riots: French of 'foreign origin' to lose citizenship, president warns
'French nationality should be stripped from anybody who has threatened the life of a police officer or anybody involved in public policing,' announced Nicolas Sarkozy on 30 July. A Frenchman looks at how the European media react
illegal immigrants, racism, europe, media, human rights, european media, nicolas sarkozy
Italy fails in integrating migrants
The clashes between african harvest workers and locals in the southern Italian city of Rosarno have unleashed a debate on the treatment of immigrants in the country. Italy has done far too little to integrate foreign migrants, commentators argue. The French, Italian and Greek press react
illegal immigrants, riots, violence, italy, society, immigration
Italian 'White Christmas' gift campaign: if you're an immigrant in Coccaglio, get out
A cleaning operation will have to be completed by 25 December in Coccaglio, a small town in the province of Brescia. It does not involve getting the house in order for christmas dinner, but to evict all immigrants who cannot renew their residence permits by that date. A really nice Christmas present christened 'White Christmas' by the Brescia council
illegal immigrants, racism, christmas, umberto bossi, lega nord, politics, italy
Magyd Cherfi: 'identity and national is a collusion that I don’t get'
Singing about these issues in concert is something of a déjà vu that the French singer and militant can do without, he says. Interview
illegal immigrants, identity, magyd cherfi, culture, multiculturalism, integration, france
In 20 years, immigrant number in the Netherlands triples
Five years after a Dutch man of Moroccan origins murdered Theo van Gogh in a fanatical attack, the word ’immigration’ is still hot on national lips. A focus taking in the Zuidoost immigrant neighbourhood through to the Schiphol airport detention centre
illegal immigrants, amsterdam airport schiphol, holland, amsterdam, politics, immigration
European expats in New York job illegally
For those seeking adventure in Manhattan and co, the restaurant business offers an easily-found job and good money thanks to the tipping culture - a stack of advantages, that is, for those who want to live beneath the law
illegal immigrants, expatriation, expatriates, restaurant, employment, emploi, united states
Italian far-right on Facebook: 'kill them all in Zingonia'
On Facebook, the group ‘Let’s invade Zingonia and kill them all’ has gathered 700 members. Volunteer teacher Miriam talks about how spiralling anti-immigrant rhetoric is making life difficult for Italy’s new arrivals
illegal immigrants, right-wing, neo-fascism, lega nord, housing, right wing extremism, silvio berlusconi
Backstage: story of a Senegalese street vendor in Rome
‘La petite vendeuse de soleil’ is a moving film first shown at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival in the 'director's fortnight' category. It tells the story of a young Senegalese girl who is a street vendor for the newspaper ‘Soleil’, a common job for immigrants living in European cities. Off the cinema screens, we meet Ndjogou Thiongane in Rome, who accompanies us on a visit to the great mosque, and tells us his own story
illegal immigrants, moschee, rome, lampedusa, integration, senegal, islam
Migrants keep coming to Seville, Spain and the rest of Europe
But their rights as workers and humans are at stake, while the status of illegal or legal are being sorted out
illegal immigrants, documents, discrimination, socialists, trade unions, seville, eu debate on the ground
Henri Braun: the French are less racist than their government; but are the Italians
The lawyer and human rights league member, 40, has been passionate about his job since adolescence, when the debate about abolishing the death penalty began in France in 1981. Immigration policy, the 'crime' of illegal workers and the dangers of Europe's strength
illegal immigrants, italy, brunch, returns directive, france, society, european elections 2009
Vincennes detention centre: the restrictions of migratory policies
The situation for clandestine immigrants in Sarkozy's France is critical: 26, 000 expulsions were made in 2008, and 30,000 are required in 2009. This report is from the Vincennes detention centre in the outskirts of Paris
illegal immigrants, paris, civil society, eudebate on the ground, cities, politics, pacte européen d'immigration
Greek islands: a new Eldorado for clandestine immigrants
The influx of clandestine immigrants to Italy and Spain has drastically reduced; the eastern Aegean Sea has become the new destination for illegal migrants
illegal immigrants, island, clandestine, leros, aegan sea, feature, illegal
Lorenzo Mattoti: ‘Everyone is always scared of profundity in comic books’
The Paris-based colourful comic book artist, 54, has been published in many of Europe's national papers. Italian view on comics today
illegal immigrants, lorenzo mattotti, cartoons, tintin, illustration, comics, italy
