Why is this important? We ask citizens to join the border territories launching this petition in being part of a solidarity movement by signing and bringing the message of humanity and solidarity to the center of the EU institutions.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Europe (J-PAL Europe) recently launched the European Social Inclusion Initiative (ESII). This multi-year research and policy outreach initiative aims to generate new evidence and to share lessons for policies and programmes that support the social inclusion of migrants and refugees in Europe.
The Civil Liberties Committee agreed on Wednesday to ask the European Commission to table, by 31 March 2019, a legislative proposal establishing a European Humanitarian Visa.
This International Rescue Committee (IRC) report argues that the EU is at a unique turning point at which it is vital to invest in the integration of people who have sought protection in Europe, and that EU institutions have a key role in putting this into practice.
The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo on approaches to education for unaccompanied migrant children in Europe. This memo is the third in a series of short policy memos aimed at policymakers, researchers and practitioners and focusing on topics relevant to child welfare.
METAdrasi is implementing, for the second year, the summer educational program Step2School.
Results suggest that most Europeans mingle with migrant populations, as 60% interact with them on a regular basis. The majority of these contacts happen in informal environments: four in ten Europeans have either friends or family members who are immigrants. EU citizens have nevertheless an incorrect view of migration.
The Forum is presented as a platform offering opportunities for mutual learning and knowledge exchange to Danish businesses interested in tools and inspiration to include and keep refugees in the workplace.
(a) Title of the policy: Convivial – integration of refugees | (b) Title of the policy or measure: Finnish strategy for the reception system for asylum seekers 2020 – strategy as a practice.
Upon arrival, migrants are often younger than the host country average and generally healthier than native-born populations. This so-called ‘healthy immigrant effect’ however deteriorates with the time of residence. Once the age factor adjusted, studies find a disproportionate share of migrants among the population groups with low health outcomes. This is explained by the fact that people with a migrant background are disproportionately exposed to risk factors.
In Portugal, schools that perform better than the national and OECD average are those with a “healthy mix” of Portuguese and immigrant students, according to results extracted from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) by Portuguese researchers Isabel Flores and David Justino.
Title of the policy: Fast tracks – a quicker introduction of newly arrived immigrants | Title of the policy: Accelerate refugees’ integration process – Programme Accelair.
The European Commission and the EU Social and Economic partners ETUC, BusinessEurope, UAPME, CEEP and Eurochambers signed a European Partnership for Integration, laying down key…
The Dublin City University (DCU) is launching a scholarship programme at undergraduate and postgraduate level that will be available as of September 2017 for refugees…
A report by Doctors of the World which surveyed over 30,500 patients in 2015 in 12 countries highlights the exclusion from the public health system…
On 7 November, Fondazione Leone Moressa released new data comparing the situation of youngsters with migrant background living in Italy with their peers in other…
This study, conducted by the Migration Policy Centre, in cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, identifies policies and practices being implemented in different EU Member States to…
The OECD published its latest study on education which provides an overview of the education systems in the 35 OECD countries and a number…
Allowing refugees and asylum seekers to work in their host countries not only helps to restore their human dignity, but also reduces strain on…
Brussels, 19 June 2016 On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the following statement is issued by Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President for Better Regulation,…
At present, Ireland is one of just two EU member states with a blanket working ban on all asylum seekers. The Court of Appeal has…
Timetable: March 2015 – September 2016 Project manager: Greek Council for Refugees Countries of implementation: Greece Support: The Open Society Initiative for Europe Aim: The…
The UK government had committed to resettle up to 20,000 refugees from the Syrian region over the next five years. Local authorities, which are key partners…