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2004 EP Elections : Sussex European Institute : University of Sussex (380 words) |
 | The European Parliament Election in Ireland, June 11 2004 |
| The European Parliament Election in the Czech Repbulic, June 11-12 2004 |
| The European Parliament Election in Latvia, June 12 2004 |
| Ireland (4250 words) |
| While Ireland remains largely homogeneous in terms of the ethnic origin, religion and culture of its population, the late 1990s - a time of strong economic growth and a remarkable decrease in the rate of unemployment - witnessed a dramatic shift from its being a nation of emigration to a nation of immigration. |
| Three years later, the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia commissioned a follow-up survey, which was carried out in the spring of 2000 by Eurobarometer; about 1,000 interviews were conducted in each of the 15 member states of the European Union. |
| In Ireland, the most dramatic change was registered on the question of whether the presence of minority groups is grounds for insecurity: in 1997, 16 per cent agreed that it was, while in 2000 the percentage of those feeling insecure due to a minority presence had risen to 42 per cent. |
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