The Council of Europe, which for 60 years has promoted European integration through human rights and culture, includes Neuchatel among 10 “intercultural” cities that it is studying for “best practice” policies and governance in multicultural societies. In the case of Neuchatel, this includes the canton as well as the picturesque lakeside city.
致力于通过人权和文化推动欧洲融合长达 60 年之久的欧洲委员会将纳沙泰尔州纳入了 10 大“跨文化”城市的研究范畴，作为研究多元文化社会“最佳实践”政策和治理的对象。以纳沙泰尔州为例，这不仅包括行政州，也包括风景如画的湖畔小城。虽然主要行业 —— 制表业不太景气，但失业率相对较低，外国人占到了 170 ， 000 名居民的四分之一。