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"Key workers" are those who help to keep basic services running, and their work is essential during this pandemic. In some key occupations, immigrants comprise up to one-third of the workforce. The European Commission’s Knowledge for Policy series highlights the contribution of immigrant key workers to Europe’s COVID-19 response. We are continuing to gather examples of resources and initiatives—big and small—related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on migrant communities across Europe. See the latest updates here |
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In March 2020, the Public Opinion Research Centre carried out several polls investigating attitudes among Czechs towards foreigners and ethnic groups living in the Czech Republic. The questions investigated general attitudes towards foreigners, their integration, settling in the country as well as the public’s view of various ethnic groups and tolerance. Regarding general attitudes toward f… |
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Draft amendments to the Portuguese nationality law are under debate in the parliament. Constança Urbano de Sousa, coordinator of the working group on this issue and former Minister of Internal Affairs, explained that the proposal allows children born in national territory to legal migrants who have a residence permit or who have taken up residence for at least one year to become Portuguese … |
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The potential of sport as a tool for social inclusion has been well documented. Sport projects contribute to the social inclusion of refugees in host communities, and the opportunities such projects provide are increasingly welcomed in EU Member States. This preparatory action is a contribution to this effort and to a better integration of refugees through sport. Through concrete actions aiming a… |
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Open Society Foundations has opened the Grassroots and Parent Activism in Education grant for applications. This call is directed at Hungarian civil society organisations and informal groups working to improve educational opportunities for marginalised children. The call will support grassroots initiatives addressing education challenges and their impacts, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, … |
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The Czech Ministry of the Interior has announced the 27th call for proposals under its National Programme of the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). Qualified applicants for this call are public administration bodies. The deadline to apply for funding is 30 June 2020. The maximum duration of each project is 30 months. The Ministry is accepting proposals that fit one of two s… |
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The Community Board of TELUS International in Bulgaria has opened a call for proposals for projects aimed at overcoming the consequences of COVID-19. Non-profit organisations can apply for up to EUR 7,500. The fund will distribute a total of EUR 85,000 in 2020. The projects should be: focused on a significant number of people or groups affected by the crisis caused by COVID-19 realistic in te… |
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The International Projects Directorate of the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior has opened a call for proposals under the national programme of the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2014-2020). The call will support measures to implement the EU Action Plan on integration and return of third-country nationals, information campaigns to raise public awareness and establishment of a moni… |
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The Integration Forum in Sweden hosts a number of national conferences on different topics related to integration. This event focuses on labour market policy, the reform of the Swedish Public Employment Service and the integration of foreign-born and newly arrived immigrants on the Swedish labour market. Among the speakers are State Secretary Roger Mörtvik and Wonder Ram (OBE), Professor and… |
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The Integration Forum in Sweden hosts a number of national conferences on different topics related to integration. This conference focuses on multicultural neighbourhoods. Among the lecturers are Susanne Urban, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research. The conference will address, among other topics: Strategic collaboration be… |
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AVAIL was a two-year project that built on the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers to increase their participation and representation in their new local communities. The name AVAIL stands for ‘Amplifying the voices of asylum seekers and refugees for integration and life skills’. The initiative involved Red Cross Societies in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy and Latvia and was… |
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As part of its Cities and Regions for Integration initiative, the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) published the study 'Integration of migrants in middle and small cities and in rural areas in Europe' which explores the context and structures through which cities have increasingly found themselves key to migrant integration. The report adds to the larger body of research which focuses predo… |
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This document published by the Immigrant Council of Ireland is a follow-up to a 2018 discussion document entitled Keeping It Local, which proposed actions for local authorities to develop local migrant integration strategies. The follow-up research examines progress in developing integration strategies by local authorities since the previous publication. The report also identifies existing gaps an… |
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This report provides a comprehensive profile of Helsinki residents with a foreign background in 2020, with a focus on their integration. The report views integration as ‘finding your place and participating in society and your local community, feeling included and having a sense of belonging’. Labour market The report finds that some immigrants and their children have difficulties in… |
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