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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Dutch minister: 'Don’t confuse integration with assimilation'

"Dutch minister: 'Don’t confuse integration with assimilation'

DÖNDÜ SARIIŞIK
Ankara – Hürriyet Daily News

Integration should not be confused with assimilation, the Netherlands’ European affairs minister said. “You can ask people to change their attitude according to social requirements, but you cannot ask them to change who they are,” Frans Timmermans said Wednesday, speaking with press at a roundtable meeting in Ankara."

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