European Web Site on Integration - April 2021

The first in a series of webinars hosted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), in partnership with the US Mission to the European Union, will take place online on 6 May 2021. The event will explore the role that public and private partnerships can play in supporting information provision for refugee and migrant populations, drawing on best practices and experiences from the U.S. and Europe…

IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) is Europe's largest interdisciplinary research network in the field of migration, integration and diversity studies. The research network currently consists of 59 research institutes from almost all European countries and from various disciplines, including sociology, political science, economics, law, demography, public …

The 6th meeting of the European Migration Forum will take place online on 27-28 October 2021, having been previously cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The topic of this year's edition is From pandemic to recovery: challenges and best practices in migration management. The forum is a platform for dialogue between civil society and the European institutions on issues relat…

The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (MISSM), the Generalitat Valenciana, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Spain (UNHCR) and social entities Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes España, Cáritas Diocesana Orihuela-Alicante, Cáritas Diocesana Segorbe-Castelló and Cáritas Diocesana Valencia will develop a pilot programme - the Pilot E…

À l’initiative du Président de la République, le Gouvernement français engage une consultation citoyenne, en ligne, permettant à toutes et tous de débattre et de proposer des solutions pour lutter contre les discriminations. Faisant suite à l’engagement du Président de la République de mobiliser les pouvoirs publics sur le…

The latest data from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports shows that the total number of students with non-Czech citizenship enrolled in degree programmes increased by 8.1% in 2020 in comparison with the previous year. This contradicts expectations that the pandemic was likely to have a negative impact on the number of international students at Czech higher education institutions. The…

31 700 Syrian refugees have arrived in Denmark since 2014. Overall, those who arrived during the peak period 5-6 years ago have been very successful in entering the labour market compared to refugees arriving in earlier periods. But there are big differences when it comes to nationality and gender. A new analysis from Danish Knowledge Centre on Integration found that only 17% of the Syrian women …

On 15 April 2021 the former Foreigners and Borders Office (SEF) of Portugal officially changes its name to the Foreigners and Asylum Office (SEA), according to a decree published in the Republic’s Official Gazette. This change serves to make clearer distinction between administrative migration processes and the role of the police. The Portuguese government considers it important to 'reconfi…

Mira is a community-based programme that brings Hungarian citizens and newcomers to Hungary together through social events, language classes, and mentoring programmes. Mira provides a community space that helps migrants and refugees towards social inclusion and to take on leadership roles. This social inclusion is essential in allowing newcomers to integrate into their new homes. Events hosted by…

The CICSENE housing programme mediates between home owners and disadvantaged groups who do not have easy access to housing. Providing different services, ranging from legal advice to matching and intermediation, it supports both people who own a home and vulnerable people who often face obstacles in accessing housing. Among its beneficiaries, 70% are migrants.

Kodiko est une association crée en 2016 à Paris par Cécile Pierrat Schiever et Maylis Dupont. Elles sont toutes deux issues de la société civile, l’une avec diverses expériences entrepreneuriales à l’étranger, et l’autre spécialiste des problématiques liées à l’emploi. Elles développe…

Incluusion was founded in 2016 and has welcomed more than 500 students from over 40 countries since. The programme offers free participation in undergraduate degree courses at Utrecht University (UU), for refugee students with a high level of English and an academic background. 

The Work Up project was developed by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Academy. It aimed to provide socio-professional training for 88 migrants and refugees, through the development of tailor-made training on citizenship and preparation for different workplaces.

The MigraCode Barcelona programme is a project that forms part of the Open Cultural Center (OCC), located in both Spain and Greece. MigraCode, founded in 2019, is an ongoing initiative that bridges the gap between individuals with a migrant background and the labour market.  MigraCode’s main course is centred around web development, with approximately 18-24 students graduating every ei…

Facilitating the meaningful social mixing of people of different backgrounds is increasingly important to ensuring migrant inclusion at the local, national and even global levels. Based on research of the intergroup contact theory premise that social mixing cultivates trust and decreases prejudice under the right circumstances, this International Organization for Migration (IOM) publication c…

Depuis 2017, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) et le Comede (Comité pour la santé des exilé-e-s) accompagnent et soignent sur le plan psychologique des Mineurs Non Accompagnés (MNA), non reconnus mineurs par l’Aide Sociale à l’Enfance et en recours devant le Juge des enfants. Dans leur pays d’origine et au cours de leur parcours migra…

Die Studie "Befristete Einstellungen" von der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung zeigt, dass Menschen mit ausländischer Staatsangehörigkeit lediglich überdurchschnittlich häufig einen zeitlich befristeten Arbeitsvertrag erhalten. In der Studie, die von vom Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Institut (WSI) durchgeführt wurde, heißt es: „Generell gilt, dass Ausl&…

The Consortium of Migrant Assisting Organisations published its position on the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The consortium criticises above all the continued suffering of and difficult access to asylum procedures for asylum seekers, and highlights a lack of legislative clarity and enforceability of the proposed solutions in the Pact. The consortium welcomes the pact’s focus on the …

The Guidelines for the Development of a Cohesive and Civically Active Society for 2021-2027 (hereinafter - the Guidelines) are a medium-term policy planning document in the field of civil society and democracy policy. The Guidelines are a policy framework that ensures the succession of national identity, civic society and integration policy, and the implementation of the goals and tasks set out i…