The report contains a description of the situation in the "multicultural Norway", reflections on the nature and background of racism, antisemitism and the relationship between the two ideologies. The major part of the report contains concrete suggestions as how to build and maintain a tolerant and open school climate.

The report is written in Norwegian.

This is the first issue of the EWC Statement Series, a collection of expert statements, which have been regularly published since the beginning of 2010, on the EWC homepage. Scholars and other education professionals have been invited to publish their views on current research and scholarly debates in the field of Education for Human Rights (HRE), Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Intercultural Understanding (ICE).

The European debate is very important to religious education (RE) in individual states. At the very least, the European discussion takes us from focusing on parochial issues, and provides examples of different educational systems, traditions and approaches. In this article, Robert Jackson focuses on the many developments in religious education within public education that has taken place in Europe. Three key areas are selected to explore.

To counteract negative pictures provided by media and to contribute to more empathy and respect for the other, young people from various countries of Europe and the Mediterranean have created their own “Pages for Peace".

Fedor Kozyrev outlines a hermeneutical approach to spiritual and moral education developed in St. Petersburg, utilising concepts from Robert Jackson’s interpretive approach, combining these with ideas from Trevor Cooling, Michael Grimmitt and John Hull, together with Kozyrev’s own contribution.