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2016 European Social Innovation Competition awards ceremony

The ceremony will mark the culmination of this year's competition to find innovative ideas for integrated futures of refugees and migrants in Europe.

date:  27/10/2016

venue:  Albert Hall, Eudore Pirmez 9 - 1040 Brussels - (Belgium

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As well as hearing from European Commissioner Elżbieta BieÅ„kowska, guests will hear the 10 finalists' solutions of how to support the successful integration of refugees and migrants. After which this year's 3 winners of the €50,000 prizes are announced.

We will also present the winner of the €50,000 impact prize, awarded to the 2015 competition project with the greatest results.

The Master of Ceremonies will be Bruno Wattenbergh from Impulse-Brussels Enterprise Agency.

The European Commission decided to focus the 2016 Social Innovation Competition on sourcing and supporting creative approaches to realise the potential of refugees and migrants.

The call for entries closed on 8 April 2016. 1,095 ideas were received.

The European Social Innovation Competition has been organised annually since 2012 in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos. For further background on the Competition, visit our web page or follow us on Twitter @EUSocialInnov.