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The article discusses the spread of Pentecostalism throughout Europe in the late-20th and early-21st centuries, with particular focus given to the presence of the evangelical Protestant religion in Spain and Great Britain. The author connects the rise of Pentecostalism to a decrease in attendance at Europe's more mainstream Christian churches, and explains Pentecostalism's relatively high association with the countries' immigrant populations. Focus is given to worship at the Redeemed Christian Church in London, England, and Los Pentecostales de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.

The article reports on the efforts of Austrian property developer Hans Jörg Ulreich to assist asylum seekers who face deportation under Austria's increasingly strict immigration policies. He is quoted discussing his motivation for doing so, which began when a nine-year-old boy who was a friend of his son, and spoke perfect German, was deported to Kosovo. The anti-immigration campaign of the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Oesterreichs) is described in this context, and Austrian immigration enforcement is accused of lacking both transparency and accountability.