European Website on Integration - September 2022

• As part of its 20th EU Regions Week, the European Commission (EC) is organising a workshop on the inclusion and integration of migrants and refugees in rural areas which will build upon the EU Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion.

• The European Migration Network (EMN) published a new inform focused on the secondary movement of beneficiaries of international protection in the EU, based on data from 21 EU countries.

• The Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) of the EC published an article on progress in refugee integration in Greece, with particular focus on the national HELIOS integration project which is co-funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).

UNHCR Bulgaria announced a new programme providing financial aid to Ukrainian nationals who have registered for temporary protection, are seeking international protection or have already been granted it.

A new reform allows those who have lived in Spain for two years to quickly 'regularise' their situation if they are professionally trained, in so doing filling positions that are in low demand.

The recent Italian political crisis has once again brought a halt to attempts to reform the country's citizenship law.

Migrant and refugee support organisation Doras launched a new project dedicated to providing specialist assistance to migrant and refugee victims of crime.

Ziel der Veranstaltung ist es, Denkanstöße zur gezielten (Weiter-)Entwicklung von Integrationsmaßnahmen von vertriebenen Personen aus der Ukraine in Österreich zu liefern. 

This third biannual integration event in Finland brings together different sectors and organisations to share information and models on the themes of migrant integration and refugee reception, and provides networking opportunities for the formation of new partnerships.

Le « Pakt vum Zesummeliewen » favorise le Vivre-Ensemble au sein de la commune à travers la communication, l’accès à l’information ainsi que la participation citoyenne. Une attention particulière est mise sur l’intégration des nouveaux arrivants, autant les habitants qui arrivent d’une autre commune que d’un autre pays.

The CNI facilitates the exchange of information on good practices in migrant and refugee integration, focusing on connection, empowerment and promotion of change in order to strengthen social cohesion.

This report from the Italian Ministry of Education looks at the situation of children with a migrant background (both nationals and non-nationals)  across the education system in Italy.

The articles included in this compilation present information - learned from research conducted under eight different projects - to help societal actors in the Nordic countries to better understand the needs of refugees arriving from Ukraine.

This third instalment of the Voice of Ukrainians in the Czech Republic surveys focuses on the employment experiences of refugees in the Czech Republic.