Currently working as a professor at Sabancı University, Istanbul, Ayşe Kadıoğlu was one of the nine leading European thinkers who contributed to the drafting of the Living Together report. Kadıoğlu discusses the challenges facing multiculturalism in Europe while also examining the modern meaning of the term ‘citizen’.

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland explains why he commissioned the "Living Together" report. His aim was to encourage political leaders to discuss solutions to the numerous problems facing the successful integration of European citizens of different faiths and cultures.

UN consultant and one of Europe’s leading experts on the rights of the disabled Damjan Tatic from Serbia attended a Council of Europe conference focusing on their access to culture. He also spoke about the impact of the economic crisis on disabled people.