In general, minority travelers will find a high level of tolerance in large cities; small towns and the countryside are less predictable. The increasingly mainstream reality of anti-immigrant sentiments means that travelers of African or Arab descent (regardless of their citizenship) may be the object of unwarranted assumptions and even hostility. Anti-Semitism remains a very real problem in many countries, especially in France, Austria, and much of Eastern Europe. Discrimination is particularly forceful against Roma (gypsies) throughout much of Eastern Europe. Jews, Muslims, and other minority travelers should keep an eye out for skinheads, who have been linked to racist violence in Central and Eastern Europe, and elsewhere. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, AUT (☎43 15 80 30; www.eumc.europa.eu), publishes a wealth of country-specific statistics and reports. Travelers can consult United for Intercultural Action, Postbus 413, NL-1000 AK, Amsterdam, NTH (☎31 20 683 4778; www.unitedagainstracism.org), for a list of over 500 country-specific organizations that work against racism and discrimination.
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