With the increasing urbanization and migration processes in European cities, ethno-political processes have intensified, and cities have become the central place of localization of intercultural contacts. European
cities are the objects of multiculturalism policy, developing and supporting ethno-cultural diversity and tolerance.
Cities reflect simultaneous trends of globalization and localization. Because of deepening of the processes of globalization, the role of local areas and cultures increases. The modern European metropolis is looking for ways to
coordinate the cultures and values of different civilizations. Cities perform a cultural function, enabling cultures
to survive. At the local level, cities create mechanisms for involving ethnic communities in social life, and the
interests of communities are observed. European political institutions create action programs for the implementation of these mechanisms. The policy of multiculturalism in the metropolis is the search for ways of coordinating
the cultures and values of various civilizations. The main principle here is the creation of a system of coexistence
of cultures, a system of "inclusion" of all in socio-political and socio-economic life.
Cities are also global risk zones. They suffer from growing socio-economic vulnerability due to increasing
poverty, ethnic conflicts and terrorism