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As we kick off the new year and new decade… … It’s time to reflect on the work ahead of us. The European Migration Network – National Contact Point Finland and its partners have published a report highlighting proposals from a range of stakeholders for where Europe should go on migration and integration in the years to come. In case you were wondering Which group is more likely to eat fruits and vegetables every day: the native-born population or people born outside the EU? Read our guide on using Eurostat to find the facts and figures that you need (and some that you don’t). |
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Over 30 private sector organisations made pledges totaling USD 250 million to help refugees and host communities at the December 2019 Global Refugee Forum in Geneva. The IKEA Foundation, Ingka Group and Inter IKEA Group—all part of the IKEA furniture company group—pledged to provide job and language skills training to 2,500 refugees at 300 IKEA stores in 30 countries. The IKEA Foundati… |
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Mit dem „Nationalen Aktionsplan Integration“ (NAP) will die Bundesregierung Maßnahmen festlegen, um die Integration von Migranten zu verbessern. Der erste Teil des Plans hat am Mittwoch das Kabinett passiert. Darin betont die Bundesregierung den Status Deutschlands als Einwanderungsland. Die Bundesregierung habe „einen Paradigmenwechsel vollzogen und sich dazu bekannt, dass… |
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The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Italian parliament organised a 12 December 2019 hearing with representatives of three second-generation immigrant associations—Italiani senza cittadinanza (Italians Without Citizenship), Rete G2 (Second Generation) and CONNGI Coordinamento nazionale nuove generazioni italiane (National Coordination of the New Italian Generations). Set up as part of… |
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New research shows that young people with a non-Western background are more likely to achieve higher education than ethnic Danish young people. Overall, migrants and refugees have lower educational levels than ethnic Danes, and children with non-Western backgrounds get lower grades in school. But a study by the independent think tank DEA finds that the opposite is true after controlling for parent… |
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The EU’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC) is now accepting applications for funding through several open calls. The programme objectives of REC include promoting anti-discrimination and combatting racism and xenophobia. Open calls that are directly related to the integration of third-country nationals include: Call for proposals to promote the effective implementation of the… |
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The Foundation for Civil Society Development has recently launched calls for proposals under the umbrella of the Active Citizens Fund in Romania. The fund is part of EEA and Norway Grants for the 2018–2021 period. There are eight strands of funding, of which two include refugees and migrants as target groups: Call #5 – Strategic support for human rights and equal treatment Call #7… |
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The primary goal of Athens-based Za'atar NGO is the empowerment of refugees. Through Project Layali Social Enterprise, the NGO seeks to help refugees gain skills that lead to a job or career. This is done through a variety of classes and workshops, work opportunities and development of cultural knowledge about the city of Athens. |
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A study by the European Journalism Observatory and the Otto Brenner Stiftung examines media coverage of migrants and refugees in 16 European countries and the United States. The study compared media coverage between countries, as well as coverage from different outlets within each country, focusing on print and online media. Key findings Migrants and refugees are mainly depicted as gro… |
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Die Integrationsbeauftragte der Bundesregierung, Annette Widmann-Mauz (CDU), hat den 12. Bericht zum Stand der Integration in Deutschland vorgestellt. Dieser zeigt sowohl positive als auch negative Entwicklungen. Die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen mit Migrationshintergrund stieg im Zeitraum von 2011 bis 2017 um 34,2 Prozent. Die Erwerbsquote für Ausländerinnen und Ausländer lag 2017 b… |
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This publication presents the recommendations of participants in the seminar ‘Student with migration experience in a Polish school’, organised by the Emigration Museum in Gdynia in November 2019. Among the advice addressed to schools and teachers are suggestions on how to prepare the school community for receiving a new student. The authors of the recommendations recommend organising … |
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