Thanks to the Generalitat de Cataluña's Programme for Developing Local Plans for Social Inclusion, which was launched in 2006, 32 local authorities within the region have already developed their own plans to promote social inclusion at the local level.

Host Country : Spain

Place and date : Barcelona, 7. - 8.10.2010

Peer countries : Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Latvia - Netherlands - Norway - Romania - Serbia

Stakeholders : EAPN

The main target groups of these Plans are the unemployed, young people, the disabled, the Roma population, immigrants and refugees, and the homeless.

The Programme not only provides local authorities with a package of resources to help them devise and implement their own inclusion plans, it also seeks to develop their understanding of social exclusion and to encourage increased collaboration between local public bodies and social organisations in defining social inclusion strategies.

Administrative cooperation, involvement of local agents, proximity of local administration, participation of the socially-excluded and knowledge-sharing among contrasting local experiences form the basis of the programme.

The aim for the future is to widen the Programme to the 103 local authorities that are part of the territory. The Peer Review will serve as an opportunity to identify areas for improvement and to further consolidate Cataluña's territorial social inclusion strategy.  

Peer Review manager

Ms Monika Natter (ÖSB Consulting GmbH)