MPG carried out this report in response to the request of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to the High Commissioner on National Minorities to “initiate a comparative study of the integration policies of established democracies and analyse the effects on the position of new minorities“.
The report compares the integration policies of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. It offers a guide to policy and practice across the seven countries concerned, noting trends and changes, and comparing strengths and weaknesses along the way.
The report was presented to the Parliamentary Assembly’s annual session in Brussels 3-7 July 2006.