Like many other countries, Germany enjoys a plural society. It has autochthonous minorities, the Danish and the Sorbs, neither of which are very significant in number. The Friesians of German nationality and the Sinti and Roma of German nationality are also officially recognised as minorities....

The Netherlands is a decentralised, unitary state and part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (which also includes the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten). King Willem-Alexander is head of state. The Netherlands has a parliamentary system of Government with a bicameral...

France has a long-standing tradition of legislating for gender equality in the field of employment and professional life. The principle of equality between men and women was first recognised in 1946 in the Preamble to the French Constitution. The law of 11 February 1950 first regulated the...