Rome, Berlin, Sarajevo, Dublin, Istanbul: how are great European cities from Ireland to the Bosphorus changing? A crossroad for different cultures, religions and languages, the space shared by “Us” and the “Others” who are now our neighbours, the metropolises on the Old Continent portray a West addressing its future in a globalized world. Pluralism, migrations, acknowledgement and equal respect for minorities are the challenges for new democratic citizenship. Five stories from five different corners of Europe and, for ResetDoc, an essay by Richard J. Bernstein.