Faced with identity claims, living together
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Contact between the two communities in Mostar - which is known for its Old Bridge, a historic World Heritage site - is still minimal in what was once the most cosmopolitan city in the former Yugoslavia.
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When the political debate turns into an obsession with identity, how to make society?
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Mostar
, a city emblematic of the ethnic divisions and tensions that plague
Bosnia-Herzegovina
: the image of the destruction of its bridge during the war of the 1990s had been around the world, and the city remains divided between Catholic Croats and Bosnian Muslims . But in Mostar there is also
a music school which brings together young people from all walks of life
. A report by
Louis Seiller.
In
the Netherlands
and more precisely in
Rotterdam
, the mayor has decided to make one of the most disadvantaged areas of the port city a priority, in the name of living together. He thus regularly relocates his office from the town hall in the center of Rotterdam to the Carnisse district in the south. A report by
Antoine Mouteau.
In
Hungary
, the Roma represent around 8% of the 10 million inhabitants. Although they speak Hungarian and have been sedentary for centuries, they suffer from the racism of the majority society. 80% of this population lives below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold, according to Eurostat. To challenge stereotypes about Roma, an entrepreneur has launched a private television. Its name is
DIKH TV
and it is
Hungary's leading Roma channel
. We talk about it with our correspondent in Budapest,
Florence La Bruyère.
With nearly 80,000 members,
Marseille is
home to the second
largest Jewish community
in France, the third in Europe after Paris and London.
The city has about fifty synagogues, a community radio, a Jewish cultural center and several youth movements.
A particularly dynamic community, a report by
Yoram Melloul
.
Philippe Léglise-Costa to bring the voice of France to Brussels.
The
France
has just taken the six-month presidency of the European Union.
Among the key figures of this presidency:
Philippe Léglise-Costa
, the permanent representative of France to the Union for four years.
A report by
Anastasia Becchio.
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