European Web Site on Integration - October 2020

On 9 November 2020 the Migrants and Systemic Resilience Hub (MigResHub) marks its launch with an online research and policy conference, COVID-19 and systemic resilience: What role for migrant workers? MigResHub, a joint initiative of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence and Migration Mobilities Bristol at the University of Bristol…

Migrant communities are home to some of the people most severely affected by COVID-19 in Europe. They are also home to many of the key workers who have played a crucial part in Europe's response to the pandemic. In France, the government has announced that it wishes to recognise the commitment of key migrant workers who have constantly put their own health on the line in order to p…

Denmark's annual Integration Meeting, organised by arranged by Local Government Denmark (KL) and the Danish Ministry of Integration, was held online on 1 October 2020. The main focus issues were how to support more migrant women in accessing the labour market, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected ethnic minorities.   Women in the labour market   The low number of new arri…

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel betonte beim 12. Integrationsgipfel der Bundesregierung, dass die Pandemie Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland besonders hart treffe und die Integration auch in dieser Zeit nicht außer Acht gelassen werden dürfe. Sie erläuterte, dass beispielsweise viele für die Integration wichtige Bildungs- und Beratungsangebote gestrichen wurden o…

The aim of the 2021 Community Integration Awards in the United Kingdom is to recognise the inspirational ways in which migrant, refugee and ‘settled’ communities are coming together to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. Do you know a project or initiative in your area which has strengthened integration and brought different parts of the community together, including mig…

The Sofia Municipality announced a new funding programme, Crisis as an opportunity. The scheme will support civil society organisations, social enterprises, and small businesses in becoming more adaptable and sustainable in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis caused by the pandemic has tested the way organisations operate, and highlighted existing problems, as well as the need for …

The Czech Ministry of Interior announced a call for applications targeted to support local authorities willing to deal with integration issues. Candidates should submit proposals addressing the following issues: • provision of Czech language courses;• integration support in elementary schools and nurseries;• integration activities and events;• supporting interpreters and assis…

Migration Compass aims to increase awareness of migrants and refugees in Slovakia, facilitate their integration and make improvements to policies on related issues, in particular by strengthening public participation in policy-making. The project works with the general public, experts, migrants and refugees. In order to reach its objectives the project team runs a diverse series of activities su…

SportUnity's "Intigration Through Sport" initiative ran for three years, offering sports activities to refugees and asylum seekers in a variety of places and across a range of disciplines.

SOFFA (Social Fashion Factory) works to transform and reorganise the fashion industry. The project was co-created by survivors, refugees, NGOs, fashion designers and professionals. It supports refugees and survivors of human trafficking through the integration process and into the workplace, teaching micro-entrepreneurship and essential employment skills. The project's vision is to be an in…

This survey, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), is based on a multilingual online survey of 896 immigrants across Finland. It was carried out by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Finland. The survey forms part of a study mapping the views of migrants on the integration services they receive on arrival in Finland. These services include integrat…

The European Network of Migrant Women provides in this study an analysis and evaluation of the use of the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to fund activities for migrant women and girls across Europe. Analysis focuses on how the fund responds to the needs of these women and girls, how it supports their integration and how it ensures gender mainstreaming across its projects. The s…