At the current stage, unfortunately, multiculturalism is not the central principle of the

European state. Given the process of state and nation building, it is not surprising that
multiculturalism is regarded as heretical novelty rather than traditional principle. The
modern European state presupposes that peace and stability in the state is based on a
common, dominant culture. That strategy is strongly backed on the liberal conception of a
political nation, arguing that there is equality of law and rule of law. Equality by law is
upgraded by the cultural hegemony of the dominant nation. In the sense of culture, the nation
state is not neutral