European Web Site on Integration - September 2019

UNHCR, UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration have called on European countries to increase support and resources in their school systems so that all refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children have access to quality education. In an advocacy brief, the three UN agencies show the challenges that migrant children and adolescents face in accessing education in Europe. These challen…

At the end of August 2019, a new Italian government was born. Former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte received a green light to form a new government, this time based on the unlikely alliance of the centre-left Democratic Party and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement. The new government appears so far to confirm expectations that it would soften Italy’s approach to migration. Luciana Lamo…

According to the Irish Department of Justice and Equality, 842 refugees are unable to move out of direct provision centres due to the housing shortage in Ireland. And the situation has been getting worse, as the number of refugees stuck in the direct provision system has doubled since 2017. Direct provision was established in 2000 to meet the basic needs of asylum seekers waiting for approval of …

Neuen Zahlen des Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) zufolge schließt der Großteil der Geflüchteten, die seit 2015 nach Deutschland gekommen sind, die Integrationskurse erfolgreich ab. 93 Prozent der Kursbesucher, die bei Ankunft bereits lesen und schreiben konnten, erreichten das Niveau A2 und können demnach einfache Sätze und Begriffe beherrschen…

The European Commission is now accepting applications for funding through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to support the integration of third-country nationals. A total of €21.5 million will be available through the various calls for proposals. For this funding round, AMIF will support integration efforts in the context of private sponsorship schemes, involvement of local …

  The 2018-2020 Work Programme of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme makes migration a priority. During the course of the Work Programme, the EU will allocate €200 million to support investigations on the drivers of migration, migration management and the integration of migrants in host societies.  Calls for proposals are now open for budget year 2020. A total of …

Deadline extended! The Portuguese High Commission for Migration (ACM, I.P.) is now accepting funding applications for the design of plans to address the integration of third-country nationals (TCNs) in schools and the surrounding environment. This funding, amounting to € 1.1 million, is made available through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). The successful projects will fo…

Projects strengthening the role of civil society organisations may benefit from €100 to €250,000 through grants from the Open Society Fund Prague and the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation on behalf of a consortium of the Active Citizens Fund. The grants aim to strengthen civil society’s role in promoting sustainable, systemic change in t…

Bredsand’s Bridge Builders is a project created by two young people of Somali descent who wanted to build a bridge between one of the most marginalised communities in the Swedish municipality of Sundsvall—Somalis—and Swedish society. The primary focus of the project is to make sure that Somali children get help in their own language for school subjects. Sundsvall city centre /…

Through the Computers for All project, Digital Inclusion (DI) collects used computers and smartphones from individuals, institutions and businesses. With the help of volunteers, DI then repairs and readies these devices for reuse. Most of the volunteers are refugees or unemployed individuals. Through volunteering, they acquire new skills that are useful in their integration and finding employment.…

The OECD has published the International Migration Outlook 2019, analysing trends and recent developments in migration and integration in OECD countries. Notably, this year’s edition of the report provides the first empirical examination of the relationship between delays in family reunification and long-term integration outcomes in OECD countries. The report also details broad trends …

Examining data from 24 EU Member States, the European Network Against Racism reports on hate crimes with a racial bias between 2014 and 2018. Data suggest that racially motivated crimes are on the rise in many EU countries, but authorities are still reluctant or have difficulty with investigating and prosecuting crimes with a racial bias as hate crimes. While many EU Member States have guidelines…

Eine neue repräsentative Studie der Bertelsmann Stiftung zeigt, dass die deutsche Bevölkerung zunehmend pragmatisch mit dem Thema Migration und Integration umgeht. Zwar findet die Hälfte der Deutschen, dass es zu viel Einwanderung gebe, doch gleichzeitig sehen fast zwei Drittel der Befragten die Vorteile der Migration, um etwa die alternde Gesellschaft und den Fachkräftemangel …