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WELCOME! This is the 33rd 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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Today the European Parliament adopted the so-called Single Permit Directive. The new legislation will simplify migration procedures and ensure that workers from countries outside the EU, legally residing in a Member State, will enjoy a common set of rights on equal footing with nationals. Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs, said: "I am very pleased that thi… |
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Ths call for proposals for action grants aims to select projects to be co-funded that fall under the objectives of the FRC Programme and the priorities of this call. All proposals will be judged solely against the criteria set out in this call for proposals. The selected projects must enable progress to be made in attaining at least one of the priorities outlined in this call, whcih include: I… |
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The Integration and Migration Foundation Our People (MISA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture announced an application round for the baseline financing of national cultural societies to support with more than 313,100 euro the activities of cultural organisations of national minorities through umbrella organisations. Applications must be submitted to the competition by 2 February. R… |
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On 25 November, the Latvian Ministry of Culture opened a call for project proposals for non-governmental organizations working on integration. The call focused on five thematic areas, some of them also covering the integration of migrants like preserving the cultural diversity of ethnic minorities and enhancing civic participation. Other priorities were preserving the culture and language of … |
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The European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) is seeking to support projects by non-governmental organisations and registered charities active on migration and integration issues. EPIM will provide a limited number of grants for a period of one to three years with budgets ranging from €50,000 to €300,000. In addition, it will promote grantees’ networking and capacity… |
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Two calls for tender in the framework of the European Integration Fund for: 1) Improving information, communication and sensibilitation among immigrants on the following issues: their rights and duties in Italy, the access to social services, the CULTURA DELLA LEGALITA’ and all aspects of residence. Read more... 2) Exchange of experiences and good practices addressed e.g… |
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NFÜ the National Development Agency has published its call for applications in the 'Supporting the teaching and education of pupils with migrant background' programme. The aim is to support the teaching, education, integration in Hungarian society and the labour market and becoming self-reliant of pupils with a migrant background in public education (including pupils under international pr… |
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The Family and Welfare Department of Catalonia has published a call for grants for 2012 targetting immigration and integration institutions. Read more... |
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Municipalities can get financial help for local integration projects by applying to OLAI before June 15th. Read more... |
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The Foundation P&V combats the exclusion of young people. Numerous researchers in Belgium and abroad have concluded that the lack of skills and employment qualifications are significant sources of exclusion and a cause of future social marginalisation. Early school leaving and a lack of qualifications generally result in precarious work situations and long-term unemployment, as well as… |
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The Parliamentary Committee on Social Cohesion has officially started to work on integration issues in the Latvian parliament, Saeima. Until lately the committee focused on the implementation of Latvia’s Citizenship Law. But in autumn 2011 parliamentarians proposed to change the focus to integration and social cohesion. The proposal came in light of the discussions surrounding the ref… |
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The DOKTOR project was meant to alleviate the shortage of doctors in municipal health centres in North Karelia, Finland. The project trained Russian immigrant physicians for qualification in Finland, enabling them to work as health centre physicians in the region. During the project they worked as assistants in health centres and attended a training program alongside work. The programme included t… |
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Regional Diversity Champions are appointed by Regional Parties to act as a champion within the region for promoting an equalities, diversity and widening participation ethos. They devise an annual plan of action to increase diversity through all levels of the Party and support the region to effectively deliver these activities. This good practice was collected by the Migration Policy group (MPG) i… |
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The project enhanced the inclusion of third country nationals with disabilities in Latvian society by creating a tri-lingual resource map “How to get support” about the state institutions, the social system and other important issues about Latvia for people with disabilities, including a step-by-step description of what a person must do to receive the support appropriate to his/her nee… |
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Internet webpage kutsekeel.ee consists of study guides to learn and teach specialised language (technical terminology). The aim is to gather and spread internet links about study guides, spread news about specialised language, publish articles about specialised language and contribute to the development of specialised language in vocational schools. |
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The project involved activities in information and awareness raising through a campaign launched by the Media and a meeting intending to eliminate eventual anachronistic stereotypes, phenomena of racism and xenophobia, to promote diversity, the value of interculturalism in Greek society and a tolerance for diversity. |
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The IMPACT project, co-financed by the European Integration Fund, addressed issues which prevent migrants attaining employment at the same rate and level as EU nationals. This was a transnational partnership project of agencies from five EU countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. |
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On average among OECD countries, the percentage of students with an immigrant background grew by two percentage points between 2000 and 2009. Immigrant students represent more than 5% of the student population in 13 OECD and partner countries and economies that participated in PISA 2009. In most countries, immigrant students lag behind native students in performance; in … |
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This toolkit is designed as an aid to organisations working with migrant communities to support their integration, primarily at local and regional levels. It provides guidance on the principles which should underpin projects and aim to achieve integration as “a dynamic, two-way process of mutual accommodation by all immigrants and residents of EU countries" (1st EU Common Basic Principle on … |
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In recent years increasing attention has been paid to questions about “parallel societies” in Denmark. One question concerns Muslims’ use of Imams, e.g. in connection with “Muslim marriages” and child custody. An important question has been whether other principles are used than those found in Danish law. This investigation sheds light on the use of religious-legal pr… |
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With 17% of the working-age population in 2010 being foreign-born, Austria has one of the largest shares of working-age immigrants in the OECD. As in other European OECD countries, the migration landscape in Austria has been shaped by the recruitment of low-educated labour migrants prior to the first oil shock and subsequent family migration. Even more important were the fall of the Iron Curtain i… |
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The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party. Political parties' integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures whic… |
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Using the Program for International Student Assessment [PISA] 2006 data, we examine the science performance of 9.279 15-year-old children of immigrants, originating from 35 different countries, living in 16 Western countries of destination. Whereas former research has mainly paid attention to the influence of individual-level characteristics on the educational performance of immigrants, this study… |
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At a time of financial and economic crisis in Europe and elsewhere, students may feel the stress of their parents coupled with rising economic and social insecurity. For many there is also a sense of powerlessness and of things being ‘out of control’ – the financial markets seem more powerful than national governments, the welfare state seems at risk, many people wo… |
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“On behalf of the Government, the Swedish Agency for Public Management has investigated the effects of provisions concerning active measures in Sweden's anti-discrimination legislation (the Discrimination Act, 2008:567) and corresponding provisions under the now annulled statutes concerning anti-discrimination measures.” Download the document... … |
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The European Union and its member states must do more to combat discrimination against Muslims, especially in education and employment, a new report by Amnesty International, Choice and prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims in Europe, asserts today. The report focuses on Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland and documents examples of discrimination on various grounds. Downlo… |
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Diversity in the Finnish workplace is wide. The 2011 Diversity Barometer demonstrates diversity in Finnish working life in 2011, changes since 2007 and how diversity is expected to develop in the future. Download the document... |
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