Living Together: Combining Diversity and Freedom in 21st Century Europe - a Report of the Group of Eminent Persons of the Council of Europe
May 17, 2011
The Council of Europe's Secretary General asked an independent "Group of Eminent Persons" to prepare a report on the challenges arising from the resurgence of intolerance and discrimination in Europe.
In the summer of 2010, the Council of Europe's Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, asked an independent "Group of Eminent Persons" (the Group) to prepare a report on the challenges arising from the resurgence of intolerance and discrimination in Europe. The report assesses the seriousness of the risks, identifies their sources and makes a series of proposals for "living together" in open European societies. The Group is headed by the former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. It is composed of nine members – four women and five men – each from a different member state of the Council of Europe. Besides Mr Fischer, it includes Emma Bonino (Italy), Timothy Garton Ash (United Kingdom), Martin Hirsch (France), Danuta Hubner (Poland), Aye Kadıoglu (Turkey), Sonja Licht (Serbia), Vladimir Lukin (Russian Federation) and Javier Solana (Spain). The rapporteur is Edward Mortimer (United Kingdom).
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