"Today, we are witnessing the parallel reinforcement of the nation state and the demand to develop Europe in its diversity. Until now, it has been postulated that the majority stands above the minority and the minority has to subordinate itself by assimilation. However, this view is now confronted with the notion that minorities constitute Europe's wealth. (...) Today, we are witnessing the parallel reinforcement of the nation state and the demand to develop Europe in its diversity. Until now, it has been postulated that the majority stands above the minority and the minority has to subordinate itself by assimilation. However, this view is now confronted with the notion that minorities constitute Europe's wealth. Coexistence among equals should be developed, which would be for the benefit of both the majority and the minority. Both are today's Europe, each bumping up against the other."