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Immigration, someone wins someone loses
Immigration is good, but not for everyone. This is the results of a recent study, published in the journal Review […]
Roma people, it is not worth the while
Many investments, very few results. This is the way how it is possible to sum up the Roma people integration […]
Children of a lesser god
Like any "World day", even today, dedicated to the fight against homophobia, is rich in so many words, good promises […]
If you want something done, do it yourself
Germany, the first of the class even in the field of immigrant associations. Especially on two fronts: the integration of […]
Empty and misleading information
Italian newscasts seem far more interested in gossip than in humanitarian and health crises that afflict the globe. Just think […]

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Editorial

Young people, the crisis does not scare -

by Letizia Orlandi

Jobless, but not discouraged. It's European youngsters. Although 1 out of 4 young people do not have a job, in fact, the number of those who decide to invest in their education is increasingly higher. Especially doing experience abroad, even if for a short period of time.

A confirmation comes from recent communication of the European Commission which drew up a report for the silver anniversary of the Erasmus Programme. According to this report, throughout the 2010/11 academic year, more than [...]

IN CODE

Homophobia

41.4% of Italians consider it unacceptable that the teacher of their child is homosexual [...]

41.4%

Education and training

Since 1987 over 3 million of young Europeans have participated in Erasmus program [...]

3
million

Aids/HIV

In Italy, in 2010, almost 1 in 3 people diagnosed HIV positive were of foreign nationality [...]

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Reportage

Young drug smugglers

by Mattia Rosini

The latest arrest happened only a few days ago. The German Border Police stopped a 21-year old male in the forests between Czech Republic and Germany; he had a 2-gram package of "crystal speed" in his pocket, that he had bought beyond the Czech frontier. A minimum quantity maybe, but enough to open a proceeding for infringement of the law on drugs. Cases like this are more and more frequent: within two weeks, custom officials in Furth im Wald (a small town in Bavaria, close by the Czech Republic frontier) arrested 17 people and seized totally over 30 grams of "crystal [...]