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WELCOME! This is the th issue of the European Web Site on Integration's monthly newsletter. Every first Wednesday of the month, the editorial team of the European Web Site on Integration sends you a selection of content recently published on the Site. |
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In an interview to Le Monde, the French Minister of the Interior announced today its priorities for immigration and integration policies. These include the creation of a three-year residence permit, as well as more generous criteria for naturalisations. Read more...(FR) Read more on changes to the law on naturalisation...(FR)... |
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The aim of this call for proposals is to co-finance a partnership that can promote greater awareness of demographic and societal challenges and possible policy responses in the European Union among policy makers and lay audiences. For this purpose, grant funding will be offered to one project managed by a partnership made up of not-for-profit research bodies, public institutions and civil society … |
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The Swedish ESF Council has launched the 2013 call for proposals for the Integration Fund. Read more at the ESF Council Website. |
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This year the Austrian Integration Fund, together with the Ministry of Interior, invites schools, NGOs, clubs, communities and individuals to participate for the prize for sports. With the integration prize projects and initiatives will be awarded which promote the integration of people with immigrant backgrounds in Austrian society through sport. Further information (in German) … … |
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The Swedish ESF-council has launched an additional call for proposals for the integration fund, program of 2012. A maximum of SEK 4 500 000 will be distributed and applications must be send before the 17th of september. Projects can start the first of october. More... Se also: Link to call for proposals, program of 2013. |
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Le présent marché porte sur l’exécution d’un ensemble d’études qui se focalisent sur le secteur du logement privé en Belgique en tenant compte des différences régionales. Le marché se compose plus concrètement des postes suivants: Analyse d’annonces de location. Mesure de l’ampleur de la discri… |
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Simplification of procedures and strengthening the structures responsible for migration, determining categories of foreigners particularly important for interests of the state, reform of the system of integration of migrants and monitoring their situation, as well as increasing the role of NGOs and research institutes dealing with broadly understood migration issues are major proposals contained i… |
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On 1 November 2012 BUM Media launches a new project - "MigAward". Within this project a number of initiatives, projects and personalities which promote the integration and participation of immigrants in Austria are honored. The award will be given in 5 categories (Person of the Year, Project of the Year, Media, Business & Work, Education & Social Issues). A negative award "Dead end… |
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On 1 November 2012 BUM Media launches a new project - "MigAward". Within this project a number of initiatives, projects and personalities which promote the integration and participation of immigrants in Austria are honored. The award will be given in 5 categories (Person of the Year, Project of the Year, Media, Business & Work, Education & Social Issues). A negative award "Dead end… |
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Mr Iida, a Japanese national, has been married to a German national since 1998, and has lived since 2005 in Ulm (Germany), where he has a permanent job. Their daughter was born in 2004 in the United States, and she has German, Japanese and American nationality. The spouses have since 2008 been separated in practice but not divorced, the wife having gone to live in Vienna (Austria) with her daughte… |
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On Tuesday 20 November 2012 a unique and major diversity project was executed in Europe. In seven EU member states, migrant journalists produced eight inlays to the free METRO newspapers in the UK, Sweden, Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherland, Hungary, Belgium (French and Dutch). All eight inlays were available for free to more than 5 million readers. In some of the countries it is for the first … |
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On 20 November 2012 the Social Dialogue Committee for Foreigners was established in Warsaw. The Committee consists of 18 NGOs working for foreigners and foreigners' associations. It is one of 30 social dialogue committees operating at the City Hall of Warsaw. Social dialogue committees are initiative and advisory bodies created by non-governmental organisations and the City Hall of Warsaw. T… |
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La conférence des Présidents, qui s’est réunie ce mardi 20 novembre 2012, a décidé, sur proposition de M. Claude Bartolone, Président de l’Assemblée nationale, la création d’une mission d’information sur les immigrés âgés.En lire plus... |
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The number of people who acquired citizenship in the EU Member States rose to 810,000 in 2010, a 4% increase with respect to 2009. This is the first time that the total number of acquisitions in the EU exceeds 0.8 million. For the first time, there were more persons acquiring Spanish citizenship than German.The largest groups of foreigners who acquired citizenship in the EU were Morocca… |
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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday ordered the immediate implementation of a decision reached by the Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, regarding recent legislation which granted citizenship and voting rights to second-generation immigrants residing in Greece.New legislation compatible with the court’s decision is expected to be presented by the Mini… |
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Call for Grants 2013: City/district Barcelona - Areas of action: culture, sports, education, health, quality of life, women, adolescents and youth, civil rights, participation and associations, environment, immigration, citizenship and community living, care for pets, organizational activities and promote local commerce and economic development. Pursuant to the agreement of the Gov… |
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The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic has published the 2013 call for proposals for projects that support and protect human rights LP/2013 The main aim of the grant is to support projects focused on advocacy, support and protection of human rights and prevention of all forms of discrimination, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of intoleran… |
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The Society Integration Foundation (SIF) has announced a grant application for projects on exchange of children among Latvian and Russian families with the aim to promote integration. The target group to be engaged in these activities is families who communicate either in Latvian or Russian, and who have children going to the secondary school. Within the supported projects families are to exchange… |
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Caring Communities is our two year strategy for 2013 and 2014 and grants are targeted at very specific areas. Detailed outcomes will be sought from these grants and importantly, grantees will be expected to participate in a Learning Network. Caring Communities Round 1 is now OPEN.Categories: (1) Caring & Older People (2) Migrants (3) Mental Health & Stigma Timeline: Closing Date f… |
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On 12th February 2013 the second NGO Fund of the EEA/Norway Grants was officially launched at a grand opening event. This year, in the first round the calls will support micro and macro projects in various thematic areas as well as internships in the Donor States. The calls for application are here. 2013. február 12-tQl érhetQk el az EGT/Norvég Civil Támo… |
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The Fund Operator of the NGO Programme for Bulgaria Open Society Institute – Sofia – in partnership with the 'Workshop for Civic Initiatives' Foundation announced the first Open Call for Proposals under the NGO Programme. Eligible candidates will have two months to develop and submit project proposals in the following priority areas: Democracy, human rights and good … |
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In 2013 Municipal Department 17 - Integration and Diversity (MA 17) invites associations and initiatives to develop and submit projects and ideas regarding "multilingualism". The City of Vienna supports non-profit projects, measures and initiatives with a maximum amount of EUR 5,000 per year if they implement the following focuses: raising public awareness on the advantages and benefits of multili… |
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An amendment to Act No 404/2011 on Residence of Aliens, which has been effective since 1st January 2012, is currently in the process of being adopted. The amendment should come into force from 1st May 2013. Proposed changes would focus on: Granting and renewing temporary stay of residence of foreigners with business purpose Temporary stays of residence for Slovaks living abroad Extention of … |
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In the EU27, children who have a migrant background, meaning that at least one parent was born in another country than the current country of residence, were at greater risk of monetary poverty than children whose parents were native born. In 2011, 32% of children residing with at least one foreign born parent were at risk of poverty in the EU27, compared with 18% of children whose parents were na… |
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After a long debate, the Antwerp city council has adopted the regulation on fees for new inhabitants of foreign origin with 34 votes to 19. According to councilor Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) the legal problems regarding the regulation advanced by different opposition parties are not correct. Homans assured that the regulation will survive all the charges that will be pressed against it. Vlaams B… |
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Finnish education officials want to ensure that immigrant students complete their high school education. The Ministry of Education and Culture is currently hammering out a bill that would provide non-Finnish students with a one-year programme to prepare them for upper secondary school. Roughly half of Finnish and Swedish-Finnish students go on to complete a high school education, while just a qua… |
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Germany must face the future challenges of integration if it is to be a country of immigration. The 9th Report shows: In recent years, integration has taken the right course. People from immigrant families in Germany have more opportunities to participate than ever before. The efforts in particular in language, education, training and labour market skills bear fruits. Read more… … |
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The Council of State on Tuesday deemed unconstitutional a law passed almost three years ago which allows second-generation migrants to apply for Greek citizenship and to stand in local elections. Greece’s highest administrative court ruled that only Greeks could stand for office. It also decided that the criteria for offering Greek citizenship were not sufficient and that each case should b… |
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Funding is available for those value centered and value generating events that are implemented for and with the active involvement of children and youth, and are integral parts of the professional activities of children and youth communities or organisations. The events should take place only in Hungary and should contribute to the realisation of initiatives by children and youth; strenghten commu… |
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The call for proposals under the European Integration Fund for Hungary for the year 2013 is out. The deadline for submitting the applications is 21st May 2013 at midday. Details are on the programme's website. Megjelent az Európai Integrációs Alap 2013-as allokációjára vonatkozó pályázati felhívás. A pályáz… |
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A Government inquiry with a proposal for changes in the Swedish Citizen Act - Det svenska medborgarskapet - was published today, 29 April 2013 The Swedish legislation on citizenship is based on the principle of descent, which means that citizenship, in principle, is acquired at birth if either of the parents is a Swedish citizen. This means that it is the parents' citizenship which determine… |
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Integration Minister Böhmer will introduce intergration agreements countrywide. "The individual integration agreements that were tested in practice proved to be successful", said Böhmer when presenting the results of a pilot project. In the past one and a half years, some 4,000 integration agreements were introduced in 18 districts and 87 Migration Service Points. Read more... |
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Our latest research highlights city trends in migrant integration and reports on our members' progress in implementing our Integrating Cities Charter. Our Integrating Cities Charter identifies the duties and responsibilities of European cities as policy makers, providers of services, employers and buyers of goods and services to provide equal opportunities for all residents, to integrate migrant… |
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People applying for British citizenship are to be set a compulsory English exam.From October 2013, all those wishing to settle in the UK will have to pass an English language course as well as the existing test on life in the UK. Read more... |
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L'immigration d'origine familiale a stimulé la croissance entre 1994 et 2008, selon une étude menée par trois économistes sur la période."Le taux d'immigration, et en particulier d'immigration familiale, a un effet positif et significatif sur le produit intérieur brut (PIB) par habitant", écrivent Hippolyte d'Albis, Ekrame Boubtane et Dramane Coulib… |
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The future of Europe is vitally dependent on how quickly and effectively the continent can be made to grow together. In this process the media play an important role. Therefore APA – Austria Press Agency in cooperation with Bank Austria created the journalism prize "Writing for Central Europe". The prize is aimed at encouraging European integration. Awards come into question for those contri… |
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With the Bank Austria Concession, an additional social contribution to society will be made. The competition is open to non-profit initiatives, organizations / NGOs, associations, other support facilities as well as individuals. The projects must have children / teenagers or integration / migration as thematic focus. Submission deadline is from 8 April to 17 May 2013. The Bank Austria Social Award… |
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Today the Government will present in the Council of Ministers two bills, one on asylum and the other on immigration. This is the first significant reform on the rights of foreigners since the election of President Francois Hollande. The first objective of the reforms is to shorten the delay in dealing with applications for asylum to nine months. To do this, the French Office for the P… |
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The new government commissioned an audit of the national integration body OLAI . The Minister of integration presented the results to Parliament and the media. The managment by the Director is heavily critizised as well as the financial management. Read more... |
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The political and democratic understanding of people with a migration background is similar on the whole that of all eligible voters in Austria. There are striking differences, however, by age, sex, educational level and country of origin. This survey shows that voters with Turkish origin have below average interest for Austrian politics and they feel treated differently from the state. Furth… |
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The report titled “Is what we hear about migration really true? Questioning eight stereotypes", carried out and published by the Migration Policy Centre re-thinks eight migration stereotypes in the light of research findings. The report examines eight common stereotypes on migration and asylum, like ''we don't need migrants''; ''migrants steal our jobs'', or ''economic migrants are trying to… |
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On 1st January 2014, the population of the EU28 was estimated at 507.4 million, compared with 505.7 million on 1st January 2013. The population increase is due to a natural increase of 80 000 and a net migration of 700.000. Further information … |
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On July 10, the European Court of Justice ruled that the German language pre-entry requirement for reuniting spouses contravenes the EU-Turkey Association Agreement, but did not yet pronounce on its compatibility with the Family Reunification Directive. However the ECJ did hint at its likely answer: "the language requirement at issue goes beyond what is necessary in order to attain the object… |
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Alex White T.D., Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources invites applications from community, voluntary and not for profit organisations or service providers for grants to assist with the cost of providing training in internet use and/or for community projects to get more people online. Read more.. |
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2014 Programme Areas: Following a review in March 2014, the Trustees agreed to support activities for families in Direct Provision Centres, a group identified in our Review as one of the most vulnerable in Ireland today. The SSGT Small Grants Progamme - Direct Provision Centres (SGP-DPC) aims to give an opportunity to parents/carers of children in accommodation centres to decide what activities w… |
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The Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees launched a call for applications for projects that educate staff in integration projects for young immigrants. Detailed information can be downloaded. Read more... |
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Campaign desined by the City of Barcelona whose main goal is to combat negative and unfounded rumors that have an adverse effect on living in diversity, based on working in conjunction with different social actors and organizations and introducing the figure of an "Anti-rumor Agent". |
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The counseling center Yasemin is aimed with its offering to migrant women in the age between 12 to 27 years and trusted persons such as teachers, social workers, doctors, employers and friends. We advise and accompany girls and young women within crisis and conflict situations, such as difficulties with their families, relatives and the social environment, domestic violence, violence in th… |
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The StepTogether – Migrant Children in School project follows the European Council’s recommendation for improving the education of migrant children and young adults from third countries, and for preventing their low school performance and dropping out from schools. The project team at the University of Miskolc, Hungary developed a content-based L2 Hungarian teaching aid package for mi… |
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The project Escolhas Vivas (Living Choices) is a community intervention project being developed at the municipal level whose goal is to host, to do the follow-up, to support and to guide youngsters living in situations of disadvantage with the goal of promoting their social and school integration and / or vocational training. The purpose is to contribute to set up equal opportunities of ac… |
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The mission of the Welcome Centre in Warsaw (WCW) is to provide comprehensive assistance to foreign nationals from non-EU countries who want to settle in Poland. The WCW operates in two forms: mobile advisory points and a permanent advisory point in the centre of Warsaw. Main areas of activities of the WCW are: legal and civic advice, labour market support, psychosocial support, cultural activitie… |
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Association d’insertion par le logement, l’AVDL joue un rôle d’«intermédiaire du logement » entre demandeurs de logement et bailleurs sociaux depuis sa création, en 1985. Suite à une formation-action menée en 2007-2008, l’AVDL a, en premier lieu, travaillé sur ses propres pratiques afin de prévenir et lutter contre… |
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The goal of the project is to promote the active and civic participation of young people in society, involving them in providing educational, professional, leisure and entrepreneurial responses in order to sponsor equal opportunities and to reinforce social cohesion. The results achieved until now are very satisfactory when compared to the initial expected achievements. The word integration is oft… |
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Young inhabitants of four immigrant neighbourhoods in Europe rethink citizenship to break clichés on multiculturalism and national identities. |
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The project PlusXL intervenes in the administrative parishes of Laranjeiro and Feijó in the municipality of Almada (metropolitan area of Lisbon) where a young, ethnically and culturally diverse population can be found. The project focuses its attention on families and youngsters socially excluded and with issues related to school and to learning. The aim of the team is to work with the targ… |
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ISOK is an Eastern Finnish co-operation project, which is coordinated by Savo Consortium for Education in North Savo region. The partnership consists of the University of Eastern Finland and the North Karelia College. The project is funded by the European Social Fund.The target group of the project is primarily immigrants in Eastern Finland as well as the training staff of training organizations. … |
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We are a group of researchers at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki who work on language development and bilingualism in children and adults. Our aim is to bridge the gap between academia and society by informing bilingual families, educators, and policy makers about the benefits and the costs of bilingualism. We offer information sessions and consultancies to schools, parents, national and … |
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The global goal of the project is to promote Education for Global Citizenship, raising the population's awareness of the relevance of reaching the Millennium Development Goals, as well as to promote Multicultural Education. This is a transversal project focusing on the issues of integration of migrants and their descents in the municipality of Seixal (South bank of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon)… |
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The language-library is open every week on Wednesdays (14-17h) and Saturdays (10-12h), and is located in the library of Zellik. Children, parents, teachers, volunteers,etc. can come to the language-library to borrow games, DVDs and other language stimulating material for free.In this way children can practice their Dutch at home or keep in touch with the Dutch language.In addition, the children ca… |
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The goal of the project was to analyze the situation and the trends of the development of cultural diversity in Slovakia and to identify challenges for public policy, which emerge as a consequence of increasing foreign work migration to Slovakia. The project concentrated on the analysis of interaction (communication, cooperation and conflicts) of native inhabitants and foreign work migrants workin… |
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KVINFO’s Mentor Network matches women of a refugee and immigrant background with women who are firmly established members of the Danish workforce. The parties are called mentees and mentors, and matching is based on mentee’s education, profession and personal wishes. Today, KVINFO’s mentornetværk has more than 3300 participants and two offices that cover the major cities of… |
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The main objective of the course is to increase language competence of foreigners, to familiarize them with the Polish culture, institutions, law and history, and, in this way, to facilitate effective functioning in Poland and integration with the Polish society. An additional important part of the course - introduced as a result of the evaluation survey conducted among immigrants - is Polish lang… |
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KVINFO’s Mentor Network matches women of a refugee and immigrant background with women who are firmly established members of the Danish workforce. The parties are called mentees and mentors, and matching is based on mentee’s education, profession and personal wishes. Today, KVINFO’s mentornetværk has more than 3300 participants and two offices that cover the major cities of… |
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Access to housing is one of the most important elements regarding the social integration of the beneficiaries of a form of protection in Romania. Although the current legislation guarantees the right to housing under the same conditions as Romanian citizens, in practice there are issues concerning the effective access to this right. This situation is due to the fact that Romania is unable to… |
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Activation, supporting and strengthening the voluntary commitment of both migrants and locals Activation of locals to form integration partnerships Establishing contacts between locals and migrants, in particular with a view to increasing acceptance of migrants among the local population Activating and strengthening the self-reliance of immigrants and strengthen their potentials and competenc… |
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The main objective of the course is to increase language competence of foreigners, to familiarize them with the Polish culture, institutions, law and history, and, in this way, to facilitate effective functioning in Poland and integration with the Polish society. An additional important part of the course - introduced as a result of the evaluation survey conducted among immigrants - is Polish lang… |
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Anti-racist campaign on public transport providers in Dublin. |
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The project proposes a re-thinking of 'luoghi comuni’ (an Italian idiom for "stereotypes" and "public places in common"): a search for identities beyond stereotypes, symbolic imagery and diverse languages to transform a distracted, rushed moment into the possibility of a smile and complicity with others. Luoghi Comuni collects stories that express and disseminate the many identities and… |
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The Swedish Agency for Public Management has published an evaluation of the reform on faster integration of newly arrived migrants that entered into force in December 2010. Authors concludes that goals of the reform have only been partially met and that involved authorities need to strengthen coordination of their activities. The report |
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In this manual CIBA tries to cover all the administrative aspects of obtaining Residence and Working permits for EU Citizens and Third Country Nationals and their families, employed by International Business Companies as Executive Directors, Executive Staff, Key Personnel or Supporting Staff. Download the document... |
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This book is the result of the research program "Observatory to combat discrimination" and attempts to contribute to the body of information developed in recent years in Greece and the European Union on issues of equality and discrimination. The texts encourage public dialogue on issues of discrimination, of promotion of the key issues for successful implementation of policies and to identify poli… |
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The Integration Centre has compiled this resource to provide a snapshot of immigration and diversity in Ireland. Published in celebration of International Refugee Day, this publication challenges prevalent myths in existence surrounding immigrants, expecially asylum seekers and refugees. Download the document... |
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This publication was prepared to share the results of the Grundtvig workshop: ‘Multicultural Europe - are we really united in diversity? Anti-discrimination training’. The main goal of the workshop was to strengthen cultural sensitivity and deepen the knowledge on the issue of discrimination and anti-discriminatory practice. We present exercises that were used along with trainers&rsqu… |
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The Quest for Active, inclusive Communities Europe’s social policy agenda is wide – it includes reducing poverty, improving social protection, and combating discrimination – but its goal is, broadly, to improve the quality of life of people living in the EU. The European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) is Eurofound’s tool for monitoring quality of life in Europe. Questions i… |
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This EMN Focussed Study responds to a growing concern, notably of policymakers as well as in the media, that the right to family reunification may be misused as a route into settlement in the EU. It also serves to inform the Green Paper on the Family Reunification Directive 2003/86/EC. The aim of the study was to identify the scale and scope of two instances of misuse, namely marriages of conveni… |
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In 2011 there were 33.3 million foreign citizens resident in the EU-27, 6.6% of the total population. The majority, 20.5 million, were citizens of non-EU countries, while the remaining 12.8 million were citizens of other EU Member States. Due to better data availability, information on citizenship has often been used to study populations with a foreign background. However, … |
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Since the early 2000s, Greece has become the major gateway into the European Union for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers from Asia and Africa. Years of mismanaged migration and asylum policies and, most recently, the deep economic crisis, have changed the demographics of the entire country. The center of Athens, in particular, has a large population of foreigners living in extreme pov… |
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The document presents a selection of good ideas and practices for integrating urban migrants identified in the Cities of Migration website. Every good idea includes recommendations, related readings, city data and contact information. See document. |
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Several Eurobarometer surveys have been conducted since 2006; the latest, in spring 2009, included several questions that measure the extent to which the economic crisis is seen to hamper the implementation of anti-discrimination policies and efforts. In light of the continuing economic malaise, the questions on the impact of the crisis were asked again in this latest survey. The 2012 survey repea… |
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Do migrants contribute to innovation in the European Union (EU)? MPC’s recent report attempts to answer this critical question. To measure innovation, our research focuses on migrants’ contribution to patents registered at the European Patent Office. The preliminary results point towards a positive role played by migrants in promoting innovation. Download the document... Read the bri… |
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Different disciplines within the social sciences have produced large theoretical and empirical literatures to explain the determinants of anti-immigration attitudes. We bring together these literatures in a unified framework and identify testable hypothesis on what characteristics of the individual and of the local environment are likely to have an impact on anti-immigration attitudes. While most… |
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The Council adopted conclusions on the participation and social inclusion of young people with the emphasis on those with a migrant background, which propose several actions to address this issue. They underline that non-formal and informal learning has a key role to play as an instrument for supporting the social and economic inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities and in particular th… |
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«In the past few years, European bi-national couples had been on rise motivated by EU´s mobility policies among its citizens. The aim of this paper is to expand upon a previous analysis of bi-national couples in Spain and Italy (Gaspar, 2011) to another three EU countries — France, Great Britain and Germany. The results revealed the presence of a threefold typology of bi-national… |
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In the framework of the project "Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations" (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non… |
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The new government has presented its vision on Integration. Together with this vision a new Integration Agenda has also been drafted. In this summary, the main targets and activities are described shortly. This summary is NOT an official government document. The main points of the Integration Agenda are: 1. Participate and be self-reliant: This section presents five points which the government… |
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'The Impact of the European Crisis' is a unique in-depth report on the impact of the crisis and austerity measures on people, with a special focus on Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain carried out by Caritas Europa. Download the document |
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"La refondation des politiques d'intégration". C'est le thème du rapport que le conseiller d'Etat Thierry Tuot a remis au Premier ministre, le 11 février 2013. La mission du conseiller Thierry Tuot portait sur plusieurs axes :- analyser l'état de la politique d'intégration, son organisation, ses moyens, ses acteurs ;- proposer de nouveaux concepts et axes d'ac… |
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The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, Latvian contact point for the European Migration Network, has published the policy report on migration and asylum situation in Latvia 2012. The report includes an overview of the institutional and legislative changes affecting legal migration and mobility, irregular migration and return, as well as international protection and asylum. It also covers… |
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Europe is composed of immensely diverse people, whether migrants or natives. Each person is unique in his/her own right, with different skills, personalities, attributes, backgrounds, among other things, and each of these differences compiled is what gives Europits spark, its competitive edge and creativity. All too often, however, the diversity of Europe is not always perceived in positive terms,… |
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More than 2.200 people with and without immigrant background were consulted for the survey of the experts council of the german foundations for integration and migration called Migration Barometer 2013. They were asked about their opinion concerning the right of european citizens to move freely within the Member States, their identification with Europe and the solidarity in Europe as well as their… |
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The integration of legally residing Third Country Nationals (TCNs) in the Greek society is a key concern and a goal for the Greek State which has now launched a National Strategy that will guide its upcoming actions in the field. The document contains 3 main chapters. The first introductory chapter of provides background information on immigration to Greece and an overview of approaches to mi… |
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Giving back to communities of residence and of origin highlights the true nature and valueof the generosity of the UK’s migrant and minority groups. Based on a new quantitative analysis by CGAP of spending data from the ONS Living Costs and Food Survey and dedicated qualitative indepth interviews (see details of methodology below), it reports the results of research on the different ways in … |
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This report was produced for the assignment ‘Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children’ (N° EAC/23/2010). The overall objectives of this research project are: to provide policy-relevant analysis and advice on support for the education of newly arrived migrant children; to provide examples of good practice in educational support for newly arrived migrant ch… |
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This publication introduces the issue of overqualification in the European Union, how it disproportionately affects third-country nationals, its causes, and the implications for the EU labour market and economic performance, with some consideration of the issue in relation to the current economic crisis. Then comes an overview of the main European Commission policies and programmes relevant t… |
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Reports on the following foreign communities in Italy: Filipinos, Moroccans, Tunisians, Albanians, Moldavans, Ukrainians, Egyptians, Sinhalese, Peruvians and Equadorians. The Ministery of Labour and Social Policies has published a series of “Annual Reports on the main foreign communities in Italy”. Each report describes: the socio-demographic scenario (age, gender balance, area of … |
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In this report, we explore the extent of social integration within modern Britain. A recent study discovered that British people are 24 per cent more likely to go out of their way to help a stranger than citizens of other industrial nations, that volunteering is on the increase, and that we have emerged from the recession with some of the strongest social bonds in the developed world. All of this… |
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The guide consists of four parts titled: Practical hints before you start warking in Poland Contract of employment (umowa o prac) Civil-law agreements (zlecenie/dzieBo) If you work in Poland but have no residence permit or a visa. Download the document... |
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On the occasion of the celebration of 50 years of Moroccan immigration, UCL and the Federal Migration Centre presented a demographic study of the population of Moroccan origin who showed the dynamism that brings this population to the Belgian demography. A predominantly young population, mainly of Belgian nationality who unfortunately suffers from less favorable socio-economic conditions in … |
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This is the final report in a series of four annual Integration Monitors that measure migrant integration in four key life domains: employment, education, social inclusion and active citizenship. The series has been the only regular study to report quantitative, objective indicators of migrant integration in Ireland and, after this report, we are not aware of any… |
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The publication contains insight into the profession of community interpreters as it has been promoted by the META non-governmental organisation. These provide interpretation and other kind of support to immigrants in schools and other public institutions. The publication includes both practical information and experience of migrants who decided to become community interpreters in the Czech Republ… |
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