Religion and Immigration: Madrid, 12–15 November 2007

The twenty-first meeting of the European Consortium for Church and State Research gathered scholars from twenty member states of the European Union in Madrid at the invitation of Professor Agustín Motilla of the University of Charles III, and was devoted to the question of religion and immigration. In recent years many countries traditionally of emigration became countries of immigration. Immigration law in all countries is complex and controversial, and member states have recently had to amend their national laws in order to ensure conformity with the European directives. Highlights of the conference are discussed.