|
|
Highlights |
|
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. |
News |
|
Actors from black, Asian or other ethnic minority groups appeared in only 5% of the almost 35,000 TV ads screened in the UK last year, according to a report. The report by Clearcast, the body that vets all commercials before they are broadcast, found that TV advertising is "drastically under-representing" the ethnic minority groups. Black, Asian and those of other ethnic minorities account for ab… |
|
|
|
Not a single new candidate from a first-generation immigrant background made it to the parliament in this election. However a second-generation immigrant, Jani Toivola of the Green League, has become the person of non-European descent to attain a seat in parliament. Read more... |
|
|
|
Swedish people have never been so favourable to the influx of refugees as last year. The proportion of Swedes who want to maintain or increase the number of refugees increased from 26 to 30 % of the population. Meanwhile, the proportion who wants to decrease the number of refugees coming to Sweden decreased from 46 to 42 %. Read more… (in Swedish) |
|
|
|
According to a study carried out by experts in co-operation with the Pôle Emploi, anonymous CVs which do not feature the name, age or address of job applicants reduce the likelihood of job hunters with migration backgrounds or living in poor areas being called to interview. Read more (FR)... See also (FR): 14/04/2011: Le CV anonyme, une fausse bonne idée à oubli… |
|
|
|
In 2010, around 19 percent of the new trainees in the Berlin administration came from an immigrant family. About 13 percent of the new employees by the Berlin state enterprises had a migration background. This shows the current statistics in the framework of the campaign "Berlin needs you!", which was presented today by the Senator for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs Carola Bluhm,… |
|
|
|
The 2011 call for grants for not-for-profit entities that encourage the integration of the immigrant population resident in Asturias has been opened by the Government of Asturias and will close on 7th May 2011. Read more...(ES) |
|
|
|
For the third time, the Vienna Business Agency will give the Mingo Award to Vienna's most innovative small and middle enterprises. An award is dedicated to entrepreneurs with a migrant background. Read more... (in German) |
|
|
|
The Francesc Candel Awards are organised by the Lluís Carulla Foundation with the support of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia.The prizes are awarded for good practices by foreign persons who have immigrated to Catalonia and who have contributed to a feeling of public-spiritedness, harmonious cohabitation, a knowledge of the country (language, … |
|
|
Integration practices |
|
Associació per a joves TEB has worked in various fields related to the construction, maintenance, and participation in social, citizen and technological networks etc. at district, city, regional and international level. |
|
|
|
The project aims at improving teachers’ qualification in education of migrant children by applying their gained knowledge and skills during regular school classes and in extracurricular activities. The educational component of the project includes three trainings targeting a group of 22 elementary school teachers. Participants have an opportunity to directly test and ass… |
|
|
|
The LYSA-project (life competence and vocational training) is a shared project between the municipalities of Vårgårda, Ale, Herrljunga, Kungälv, Lilla Edet, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Ulricehamn. The project targets migrants and the ambition is to facilitate the integration process by vocational training and language learning courses adapted to different professions. The LYSA mod… |
|
|
Documents and publications |
|
The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union organised the IV Ministerial Conference on integration in Zaragoza on the 15th and 16th of April 2010. This dossier was presented at the Conference and shows the situation regarding the integration of immigrants in the majority of Member States within the European Union. It specifies the different policies regarding human capital: l… |
|
|
|
A la demande du Premier ministre, dans le présent avis, le Haut Conseil à l’intégration a, dans un premier temps, réalisé un état des lieux des réussites et des échecs de l’intégration des immigrés en France. Est-il vrai comme on le lit si fréquemment que l’intégration est en panne ? Si la g&eacut… |
|
|
|
Greater diversity in the classroom does not always lead to increased ethnic tolerance among pupils, according to a new study from the Institute of Education, University of London. The research suggests that young white people are less well-disposed towards immigrants when minority ethnic groups are doing well. Dr Jan Germen Janmaat, of the Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economi… |
|
|
|
This cluster synopsis provides an overview of 19 research projects dealing with ‘European pluralism, religions, tolerance and values’. The projects address issues such as the balance between individual and societal needs, notions of respect for otherness, and the role of pluralist societies in responding to increasing levels of diversity. This research will make a significant contribut… |
|
|