Brussels: Jewish girl attacked by Moroccan girls, told to ‘go home’ This story was originally reported by the Belgian antisemitisme site and translated by the Philosemetism blog . See both for more details
Switzerland: Thousands sign petition for illegal immigrants Via the Local : The Swiss government has received a petition calling for it to regularize the status of undocumented foreigners living in the country. A coalition of more than 100 non-governmental organisations is behind the campaign, with the petition — signed by 20,000 people — presented to the government on Thursday
Denmark: New Integration Minister to change tone towards foreigners ( photo ) Via DR : While the previous government made a point of putting a price tag on immigration to Denmark, the new SocDem-SocLib-SPP government wants to measure the progress of integrating “New Danes” in Denmark, writes Berlingske. A new integration reform will introduce a so-called integration barometer as an ongoing indicator of the number of New Danes who find work. The government’s goal is for 10,000 more immigrants and their descendants to be in employment by 2020.
France: Police probe Facebook call to cut Muslim throats (Via al-Kanz ) Via Expatica : French police were on Friday trying to identify a Facebook user who called “to cut Muslims’s throats instead of sheep” during the Eid al-Adha feast, sparking the ire of Muslim and anti-racist groups. “Police are carrying out an investigation to identify the author of these unworthy declarations,” police said in a statement, adding that the Facebook “wall” page in question had already been taken down.
Switzerland: Justice minister pushes for faster asylum system Via SwissInfo : Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga is determined to speed up the asylum procedure “massively”, despite criticism from the political left. In an interview with the Tages-Anzeiger and Bund newspapers on Saturday, Sommaruga, herself a member of the centre-left Social Democratic Party, spoke of reforms lasting many years. “Our asylum process today takes on average 1,400 days – that is much too long.
Copenhagen: Religiously motivated vandalism of election posters “Legislation belongs to Allah.
Denmark: Opposition wants health campaigns in Arabic Via Fyens Stiftstidende (Danish): The Danish opposition parties (Social Liberals and Social Democrats) want to set aside 15 million kroner for public health campaigns in Arabic. “We need to use the language that people understand.
Denmark: Parliamentary candidates campaigning in Arabic Via Avisen (Danish, h/t Hodja ): Trine Mach (Socialist People’s Party) has started off her parliamentary election campaign, in Arabic. Her posters speak of more and better places for internship and the Palestinian cause.
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Netherlands: Language course shouldn’t be compulsory, says social development council Via DutchNews : Immigrants should not be forced by law to learn Dutch unless their job requires it and compulsory integration courses should be replaced with lessons in democratic citizenship open to everyone, the social development council RMO said in a report on Tuesday. The aim of the report, presented to immigration minister Gerd Leers, is to put immigrants in a more positive light by basing integration requirements on the principle of ‘yes except’ rather than ‘no unless’, the council says