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SUMMARY:11th INTEGRATING CITIES CONFERENCE: Shaping our cities with migrant and local communities
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the 11th Integrating Cities Conference “Shaping our cities with migrant and local communities” on 20-21 November 2024! This high-level event will gather city officials\, policy makers\, representatives of the EU institutions\, academics and NGOs. \nHosted by the vibrant city of Bologna\, the conference is part of the UNITES project\, which aims to co-design integration strategies with migrant people in cities. Be part of this essential dialogue and collaborative effort to make inclusion a reality for all! \nRegister here! Check the event’s preliminary agenda here. \n \n  \n\n					Launch of the Online Course on Co-designing integration strategies\nDuring the Conference\, we will launch our first Massive Open Online Course designed to disseminate the insights gained from the UNITES project. The course focuses on co-designing integration strategies with migrant people. It includes both theoretical aspects of participation\, practical experiences from cities and perspectives from migrant-led organisations. \n\n\n\n\nThe course will be available online for free and will provide participants with a certificate upon completion. \n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\nFollow us on LinkedIn to learn more about the event.
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/11th-integrating-cities-conference/
LOCATION:Private: Bologna\, Piazza del Nettuno 3\, Bologna\, 40121\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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SUMMARY:10th INTEGRATING CITIES CONFERENCE: INCLUSION FOR ALL
DESCRIPTION:The 10th edition of the Integrating Cities Conference “Inclusion for all. Empowering vulnerable migrants in cities” takes place at a time when European cities welcome a large number of Ukrainian refugees\, highlighting once again the essential role that cities play in receiving vulnerable people in need of protection. Our high-level event is hosted by the City of Utrecht\, within the framework of Eurocities project CONNECTION “CONNEcting Cities Towards Integration action.” \nAgenda 10th Integrating Cities Conference \n10th Integrating Cities Conference Report – Workshops & Training \n10th Integrating Cities Conference Report – Opening & Panels \n \n  \nThe streaming of the Conference Opening & Panel I “Cities welcoming refugees: exploring opportunities for multi-level cooperation and funding” is accessible via this link \n \n \n  \nThe streaming of Panel II “The gender dimension of integration policies: How to include and identify migrant women’s needs when looking at migrant integration?” is accessible via this link \n \n\n					Workshops \nMorning session from 11:30 to 13:00 \nWorkshop on “Undocumented migrants: possible solutions to ensure access to services“ \nWorkshop on “Shaping local narratives on migration and diversity through decolonisation“ \nWorkshop on “How to create spaces for LGBTQI+ refugees?“ \nAfternoon session from 14:30 to 16:00 \nWorkshop on “Unaccompanied minors: challenges and good practices for integration”  \nWorkshop on “Creating bridges for refugees’ integration at neighbourhood level“ \nWorkshop on “Crisis management at the local level: initial reception of refugees and beyond“ \n \n\n					The Integration Champions of the CONNECTION project delivered training on 4 specific themes: \nTraining 1: How can cities develop a strategic approach to integration\, participation and interaction? \nTraining 2: How to build a gender dimension into local integration policies? \nTraining 3: How can cities build pathways to employment for migrants? \nTraining 4: How to design one-stop-shops as an integrated response to integration needs? \n \n  \n  \n \n \n  \n         
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/10th-integrating-cities-conference/
LOCATION:Jaarbeurs\, Utrecht\, Jaarbeursplein\, Utrecht\, 3521\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Past
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATING CITIES CONFERENCE IX: INVEST IN LOCAL SOLIDARITY
DESCRIPTION:Our very first online Integrating Cities Conference takes place at a time when integration is moving up on the policy agenda of the EU. As such\, the European Commission’s Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion\, which will be released by the end of 2020\, will set the policy context in which a closer involvement of cities in designing integration policies is indispensable. \nThis year’s conference\, Invest in local solidarity – cities and volunteers building an inclusive society\, is organised in the framework of the VALUES project – Volunteering Activities to Leverage Urban and European Social integration of migrants\, and co-hosted by the city of Nuremberg\, partner of VALUES. It will focus on building cohesion and inclusive society at the local level\, by involving and engaging communities and citizens. \nREGISTER HERE \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WORKSHOPS:\nThe high-level event\, on 2 and 3 December\, will be preceded the week before by online workshops that will cover various subjects related to integration: \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nWednesday 25 November: Protecting the rights of migrant children and youth – 10:00 – 11:30 CET – Agenda available here. Log in: click here to join the meeting.\nThursday 26 November: How to work on human rights and anti-racism at local level – 10:00 – 11:30 CET – Agenda available here. Log in: click here to join the meeting.\nFriday 27 November: Volunteering for integration: a tool for social innovation? – 10:00 – 11:30 CET – Agenda available here. Log in: click here to join the meeting.\nMonday 30 November : Labour market integration of migrants – 10:00 – 11:30 CET – Agenda available here. Log in: click here to join the meeting.\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				HIGH-LEVEL EVENT 2-3 DECEMBER:\nYou can follow the livestreamed event using this link. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The conference will also be the occasion for new cities to sign Eurocities’ Integrating Cities charter. The charter harnesses the duties and responsibilities of European cities in their roles as policy-makers\, service providers\, employers and buyers of goods and services to provide equal opportunities for all residents\, to integrate migrants\, and to embrace the diversity of populations that is a reality in cities across Europe. Joining the Integrating Cities initiative will provide visibility to integration policies\, good practices and projects of your city. Interested to sign? Contact us for more information!
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/integrating-cities-conference-ix-invest-in-local-solidarity/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:VALUES LAUNCH MEETING
DESCRIPTION:The official launch meeting of the VALUES project ‘Volunteering Activities to Leverage Urban and Social inclusion of migrants’ was held on 14 and 15 March in Brussels. Representatives from all 16 partner cities (Amsterdam\, Bristol\, Brno\, Cesena\, Dusseldorf\, Madrid\, Nuremberg\, Oslo\, Ostend\, Riga\, Sheffield\, Terrassa\, Thessaloniki\, Toulouse\, Turin and Zurich) along with two expert partner organisations (MigrationWork and the European Volunteer Centre – CEV) attended the two-day meeting. EUROCITIES\, lead project partner\, organised and chaired the event while MigrationWork and CEV provided training and guidance on the methodology and project activities. \nThe first day started with a general introduction by EUROCITIES on the Integrating Cities Charter and previous projects\, the framework of VALUES and its main objectives. It continued with a presentation on the EU project financial rules by Hortensia Velez Patón\, project officer at the European Commission Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME)\, who presented the changes to EU financial rules adopted by the Commission in recent years. \nIn the afternoon\, MigrationWork expert facilitators actively engaged the partners on the VALUES methodology through a mix of presentations\, interactive exchange and games. Focused group sessions continued the next day tackling aspects such as outputs and goals of the project\, transferability of good practices\, communities of practice and action planning. \nThe final four breakout sessions gathered each city in one of the four ‘clusters’\, chaired by their respective expert facilitator. The cluster sessions allowed the partners to discuss expectations and challenges in relation to the project implementation in a collaborative way\, and define cities’ needs and possible gaps for the first round of cluster visits. These visits will implement a new methodology that moves away from the ‘mentor-mentee’ method used in CITIES GROW\, VALUES project’s ‘predecessor’ and will take place between May 2019 and June 2020. \nFor more information contact Rossella Nicoletti\, EUROCITIES project coordinator migration and integration (email: rossella.nicoletti@eurocities.eu / phone: + 32 2 552 0864)
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/values-launch-meeting/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181107
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATING CITIES CONFERENCE VIII – CITIES4PEOPLE
DESCRIPTION:At the Integrating Cities conference VIII\, 180 delegates representing cities and public authorities\, European institutions\, NGOs and think-tanks\, international organisations and the academia\, met in Milan to unlock the social and economic potential that migration holds. This short conference overview gives a flavour of what the discussions were about. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE CONFERENCE\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				PHOTOS OF THE CONFERENCE\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				USEFUL DOCUMENTS\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Conference Programme\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Projects and Best practices corners\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speakers biographies\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				READING MATERIAL FROM THE CONFERENCE\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Data for integration – Studying local aspects of migration using a new dataset\, Joint Research Centre \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Global Compact for migration – why it matters to cities; Dr Colleen Thouez\, Open Society Foundation \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Milan and migration\, City of Milan \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 \nCities and Migrants\, 3rd Integrating Cities implementing report; EUROCITIES(click to open) \n \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WORKSHOPS\nWorkshop 1: Labour market integration at local level: partnerships\, strategies and practices for effective integration\nThe main conclusions of the discussion were: \n\nIt is essential to gather data. This can help prepare the labour market to receive migrants\, to understand the skills that they are bringing\, and to understand the needs of local companies (and include this information in any training the city is providing).\nEconomic data on the contribution of migrant work to the economy is also a great tool for changing attitudes.\nIt is important to provide multiple services at the same location\, and each service in several languages.\nEntrepreneurship\, even though it has its own barriers\, is a great solution. It resolves problems with the need for recognition of foreign qualifications\, and the reticence that employers can feel about investing in people who might not get permission to stay or might want to move. It also has a greater benefit\, because migrant entrepreneurs can also give employment to the incumbent population.\n\nPresentations by: Milan (Angela Guma)\, Helsinki (Toivo Utso)\,  Migrant Entrepreneurship Growth Agenda (MEGA) (Carlos Talamas) \nWorkshop 2: Promoting effective labour market integration of migrants and refugees – the OECD checklist for integration at local level\nThe main conclusions of the discussion were: \n\nThe goals of labour market integration policies are to increase social cohesion and provide equal opportunities for all and to have a long-term perspective for migrants.\n\n\nProgrammes should assess newcomers’ existing skills and consider their aspirations and capabilities (example of Rotterdam which gives newcomers an advisor to help create a life plan for the years to come – talents/skills\, needs\, life goals and then design training and matching to labour market needs). \nProjects should be ‘future proof’\, so that newcomers build transferable soft and hard skills that can be valuable even if they are not allowed to stay in a particular Member State (example\, English and entrepreneurship training in Utrecht’s Einstein Plan).\n\n\nIssues: 1) legal constraints (national rules regarding access to job markets\, recognition of skills\, availability of language and other skills training); 2) lack of finances (undermines sustainability of projects).\nCities should use the tools at their disposal (e.g. cities act as employers and as providers of integration services\, such as language training; cities are coordinators of relevant stakeholders and hold tools to matching newcomers with available jobs and programmes). Cities should not hesitate to enter partnerships with different stakeholders (NGOs\, job centres\, associations of employers\, vocational training providers\, national ministries for social security/health/education\, etc.)\n\nPresentation by: OECD (Anna Piccinni) \nWorkshop 3: Minors of migrant background in cities: challenges and good practices for integration\nThe main points of the discussion were: \n\nWhen it comes to unaccompanied minors\, it is a challenge not to focus only on emergency measures\, but also on long-term integration – there needs to be a continuation line (in project and policy sense) that follows and supports the youngsters from reception to inclusion.\nAnother challenge concerns those unaccompanied minors who turn 18 shortly after their arrival – support for them should not stop as soon as they turn 18. One answer could be to provide immediate\, short and tailor-made training programmes for this group of youngsters so that they can acquire some skills and that they can more easily integrate other programmes once they turn 18.\nPartnerships – public/private\, also with NGOs – have an important role to play in this field (example of the new reception centre for unaccompanied migrants in Milan). Emphasis should be placed on longer-lasting project as they can better demonstrate the impact of such partnerships.\n\nPresentations by: Milan (Barbara Lucchesi)\, Save the Children (Valentina Polizzi) \nWorkshop 4: Solidarity Cities initiative\nThe main points of the discussion were: \n\nCities can be key actors for reception of refugees (examples of Athens and Milan). They are able to assess and meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugees.\nWhat are the reasons for the SCi’s limited impact?\n\n\nLimited cooperation with national governments (blocking the cities’ pledge for relocation of refugees from the receiving cities);\nLack of funding for social investments;\nHousing shortages;\nLittle solutions for those in vulnerable situations or in limbo status (undocumented).\n\n\nWhat are the needs of cities in order for the SCi to be more effective?\n\n\nBetter communication of the existing initiatives in cities which could be transferred;\nBetter cooperation with the national level;\nMore financial means\, and direct access to EU funds;\nInvolving more NGOs which can better signal possible solutions for vulnerable groups.\n\nPresentations by: Athens (Eleftherios Papagiannakis)\, Milan (Antonella Colombo) \nWorkshop 5: Funding & partnerships for integration in cities: innovative schemes and better access to EU funds\nThis workshop addressed three main questions: \n\nWhy does the partnership approach increase chances to access funding?\n\n\nIt increases capacity to apply for projects\, as each partner brings different (ideally complementary) competences and skills.\nIt increases the multilevel approach.\nA heterogenous multi-stakeholder partnership enables access to a wider range of grants\, thus maximising the chances of accessing funding.\n\n\nWhat are the success factors of the partnership approach to integration?\n\n\nYou have to listen to all your partners: it is important to have a Memorandum of Understanding\, so that everyone understands the rules\, limits\, objectives and motivations of each partner.\nAchieving an agreed and shared vision of the partnership – clarity of roles\, clarity of objectives.\nLevel-playing field and balance among the partners – each partner should be able to shape the partnership.\n\n\nWhat are the challenges of the partnership approach to integration?\n\n\nFinancial limitations (e.g. limited cashflow of smaller organisations).\nDifferent working cultures (e.g. civil servants and NGOs) which can bring to competition and misunderstanding – some partners (e.g. private sector) do not easily see the advantage of partnering with public institutions.\nComplicated procurement rules – limited time for building a partnership.\nHigh-level buy-in from the leadership entails a risk in that initiatives can collapse when the political leadership changes.\nWho has ownership of the project in a partnership? \n\nPresentations by: Rotterdam (Rob Gringhuis)\, European Investment Bank (Patricia B. Llopis) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Supporting integration now and in the future\nPatricia B. Llopis\,\nEIB\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Rotterdam Business Case\nRob Gringhuis\,\nRotterdam\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 6: Role of volunteers and civil society organisations for integration in cities – public sector/civil society partnership\nThe main points of the discussion were: \n\nTwo important questions when it comes to civil society organisations as partners of the cities: 1) Who are they? Often\, they include both big and small organisations\, focusing on different areas and with diverse degrees of professionalism (the latter can also be a concern); 2) And how to ensure that the city has an overview of what is happening locally? Coordination is thus an important tool\, also for building ‘networks of networks’.\nThese organisations have an important role to play in signalling issues\, in creating dialogue\, and in delivering services\, especially in emergency situations.\nProblems encountered: 1) contribution of a particular organisation is often short-term\, another organisation substitutes its work – lack of continuity; 2) funding – need for transparency but also inevitably need to rely on the private sector and foundations where possible.\nConclusion: emergency as an opportunity to build community of practices\, and to create processes that will become part of the normal procedures.\n\nPresentation by: Athens (Eleftherios Papagiannakis) \nWorkshop 7: Gender and migration – integration of women migrants\nThe main points of the discussion were: \n\nMany challenges to integration of women migrants: high levels of social exclusion\, many highly qualified migrant women with little job opportunities\, very diverse group of (migrant) women\, frequent mismatch skills-jobs\, perceptions of ‘working mothers’ among the migrant community.\nPossible ways forward:\n\n\nHave intermediary ‘benchmarks’ or ‘milestones’ on the integration path measuring if women are taking language courses or if children are going to school/kindergarten?\nIncrease participation of refugee/migrant women to tailor city integration strategies according their needs.\nProvide training on project-writing skills for community organisations so that they can apply for small funding to support women integration.\nProvide information on anti-discrimination as often women/men do not know what discrimination is.\nImportance of partnerships between cities/NGOs/businesses.\nSpread the system of ‘neighbourhood mothers’ (whereby mothers with long-term immigrant experience reach out and help the newly arrived immigrant mothers).\nImprove gender equality in the host society as a whole since gender gap in integration is often a reflection of the gender gap in the host society.\n\nPresentations by: Vienna (Karin König\, Moujan Wittmann-Roumi Rassouli)\, Helsinki (Anu Riila) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Vienna\, Gender and Migration \nKarin König\, Moujan Wittmann-Roumi Rassouli \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Vienna\, CORE project \nKarin König\, Moujan Wittmann-Roumi Rassouli \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 8: Undocumented migrants: possible solutions to ensure access to services \nThe main conclusions of the workshop discussion were: \n\nCreate workarounds for working with migrants – build synergies with other local organisations and direct measures not just towards migrants but towards all vulnerable members of the society. Local registration is a practical tool that can empower cities (example of Barcelona\, where undocumented migrants can access services with city registration).\nCities are always problem-solving\, they don’t give services for their own sake – cities come up with innovative solutions such as local registration\, shelter\, access to legal advice and safe reporting mechanisms that solve practical problems.\nYou need solidarity and strong leadership – cities need strong leaders who work together to present a unified voice to the national level. Using a network of European contacts and NGOs can exert greater pressure to further the cause of undocumented migrants.\n\nPresentation by: Utrecht (Jan Braat) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				City Initiative on Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe \nJan Braat\, Utrecht
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/integrating-cities-conference-viii-cities4people/
LOCATION:Milan\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171118
DTSTAMP:20260520T091245
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SUMMARY:CITIES GROW AT THE EESC EVENT ON SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR REFUGEE INCLUSION
DESCRIPTION:The content and first findings of the CITIES GROW project will be disseminated during the conference on ‘Social innovation for refugee inclusion: Maintaining momentum and creating lasting change’ hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).\n  \n\n\n  \nThe conference will examine how successful new approaches to support the social and economic inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers can grow beyond pockets of innovation and inspire structural change. A special focus will be on newcomers’ integration in the labour market and the role of the private sector in fostering their employment and advancement.  Therefore\, it will be a good occasion to explain the content and the activities done in the CITIES GROW project on the economic integration of migrants and refugees.\n\nThe event is organised by the United States Mission to the European Union\, the Mission of Canada to the European Union\, the Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPI Europe)\, and the EESC. It will bring together a diverse group of public officials\, business leaders\, service designers\, social entrepreneurs\, civil society organisations\, and refugee initiatives from different countries.\nMore information on the event is available here.
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/cities-grow-at-the-eesc-event-on-social-innovation-for-refugee-inclusion/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170517
DTSTAMP:20260520T091245
CREATED:20210916T061955Z
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UID:1260-1494806400-1494979199@integratingcities.eu
SUMMARY:CITIES-GROW LAUNCH MEETING
DESCRIPTION:The official launch meeting of the CITIES GROW project ‘Cities integrating refugees and migrants through economic activities’ was held on 15-16 May in Brussels. Representatives from all 16 partner cities (Athens\, Barcelona\, Birmingham\, Brighton & Hove\, Dresden\, Gdansk\, Ghent\, Helsinki\, Lisbon\, Munich\, Nantes\, Nicosia\, Riga\, Rotterdam\, Tampere\, Utrecht) as well 3 expert partner organisations (Migration Policy Group\, Migration Policy Institute and Migration Work) attended the two day meeting. EUROCITIES\, lead partner of the project\, organised and coordinated the event while Migration Work provided training on the methodology to all partners. \nThe first day started with a general introduction by EUROCITIES on the Integrating Cities Charter\, the framework of CITIES GROW and its main objectives. It continued with two presentations by Agnese Papadia and Raffaella Battella from the European Commission’s DG HOME. Ms. Papadia explained the main pillars of the EU integration framework and Ms. Battella briefed the partners on the administrative and financial requirements of the project. \nIn the afternoon\, trainers Sue Lukes and Ceri Hutton of Migration Work delivered actively engaged the partners on the mentoring methodology through a mix of presentations\, interactive exchange and games. Focused group sessions continued the next day tackling aspects such as outputs and goals of the project\, transferability of good practices and action planning. \nThe final four breakout sessions gathered the cities of each mentoring scheme ‘cluster’ chaired by their respective expert facilitator. The cluster sessions allowed the partners to discuss the prepared benchmarks in a collaborative way in advance of the meeting\, and define cities’ needs and possible gaps for the first round of study visits. These study visits will see each implementing city visiting its mentor city and will take place between September and December 2017. \nFor more information visit www.integratingcities.eu or contact Salvatore Sofia\, project coordinator\, salvatore.sofia@eurocities.eu / + 32 2 552 0880
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/cities-grow-launch-meeting/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151104
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SUMMARY:EUROCITIES SOCIAL AFFAIRS FORUM: MIGRATION & DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DESCRIPTION:Nazia Hussain (pictured)\, director of the Open Society Foundation’s ‘At Home in Europe’ project\, gave a keynote speech which reflected on the growing diversity of European cities and the way cities experience demographic change\, the arrival of new communities\, and how they manage the consequences for resources and public opinion. \nPlease find her full speech here \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n 
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/eurocities-social-affairs-forum-migration-demographic-change/
LOCATION:Osmangazi\, Turkey
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141018
DTSTAMP:20260520T091245
CREATED:20210924T132307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T050324Z
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SUMMARY:BARCELONA ROUNDTABLE: CITY RESPONSES TO IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
DESCRIPTION:A roundtable seminar ‘City Responses to Irregular Migrants’ was organised by Barcelona City Council and the Centre on Migration\, Policy and Society at the University of Oxford\, in partnership with EUROCITIES. The aim was to discuss the challenges European cities face in responding to the needs of irregular (undocumented) migrants\, to share experiences and ideas that could inform future practices\, and to consider whether there would be value in taking forward this learning and dialogue in some form. \nThe seminar was hosted by Barcelona City Council and supported by funding from the Open Society Fellowship programme\, Open Society Initiative for Europe and ESRC Impact Acceleration Account. \nMunicipal authorities from a number of other European cities had indicated that they would have liked to participate but for different reasons could not attend. This report is also intended to brief those who were interested in discussing the issues and the main findings of the debate. \nThe participants\, including representatives from 11 cities in eight European countries\, discussed the challenges and practices municipal authorities have experienced in relation to the provision of services to irregular migrants. The participating cities were Barcelona\, Brighton and Hove\, Brno\, Frankfurt\, Genoa\, Ghent\, Helsinki\, The London Borough of Islington\, Milan\, Terrassa and Utrecht. Over two days\, the discussions focused on different aspects of service provision including the implications of exclusion from services\, legal challenges\, cooperation with non-governmental organisations\, coordination with national and European policies\, resources and the need for further evidence\, data and learning exchange. The discussion of the representatives of municipal authorities was supported by contributions from academic researchers\, a representative from an NGO\, PICUM\, and a legal expert in the field of economic\, social and cultural rights. A summary of the presentations and issues raised by participants in discussion\, prepared by Nicola Delvino\, is attached. \nIn the final session of the roundtable it was agreed by the participating cities that further discussion and collective action was needed in order to raise awareness of the challenges that cities face in relation to the presence of irregular migrants in their communities and to help cities to address those challenges. \nTo that end it was agreed that they would seek to establish a working group – as a sub-group\, if agreed\, of the EUROCITIES Working Group on Migration and Integration – with a remit to: \n\nBuild a stronger body of evidence on irregular migrants in cities\, on the impacts of exclusion from services and of inclusionary measures\nShare learning on promising practices and policy frameworks in relation to local service provision\, focusing in particular on health care\, shelter\, protection of victims of crime and the particular needs of children\nWork towards the mainstreaming of irregular migrants within relevant areas of European Union policy and funding\n\nMaterial from the roundtable\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Edited final report city responses to irregular migrants 040115 from Thomas Jézéquel\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Presentation city of barcelona from Thomas Jézéquel\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ghent’s responses to irregular migrants from Thomas Jézéquel\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Frankfurt barcelona 2014 from Thomas Jézéquel\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				City of utrecht human rights first\, presentation barcelona 16 oktober 14 from Thomas Jézéquel\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				City of helsinki from Thomas Jézéquel\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				City of genoa from Thomas Jézéquel
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/barcelona-roundtable-city-responses-to-irregular-migrants/
LOCATION:Barcelona\, Spain
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140619
DTSTAMP:20260520T091245
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SUMMARY:IMPLEMENTORING FINAL CONFERENCE
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to invite you on 18 June in Brussels to the final conference of the Integrating Cities project ‘ImpleMentoring\, City-to-City Support for Integration’\, led by EUROCITIES and involving 15 EUROCITES member cities\, and co-financed by the DG Home of the European Commission through the European Integration Fund. Gathering senior officials from Europe’s major cities\, representatives of EU Institutions and International NGOs\, this one-day event will be the opportunity to officially launch and disseminate four new Integrating Cities toolkits and present and debate with practitioners and politicians the key findings of the pilot project ImpleMentoring\, as well as discovering how mentoring schemes can help cities to shape the future of European integration. \nThe four toolkits explore the themes of: \n\nEnhancing public perception of migration & diversity\n\nManaging diversity and promoting equality in cities’ administration and service provision\n\nMaking participation effective in diverse neighbourhoods\n\nEngagement in local policy-making processes and political participation of migrant communities\n\n\nThey aim at providing tools and guide questions for cities willing to improve their practice in these areas\, based on the practices gathered in the participating cities and the Migration & Integration Working Group. The event will be followed by drinks and the inauguration of the ImpleMentoring infographics exhibit.
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/implementoring-final-conference/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130911
DTSTAMP:20260520T091245
CREATED:20210924T134038Z
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATING CITIES VI - EUROPEAN CITIES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATION
DESCRIPTION:This sixth edition of the Integrating Cities Conference series\, continuing a tradition of high-level dialogue between the EU and its major cities was hosted by EUROCITIES and the City of Tampere. \nThe conference brought together politicians and senior officials from Europe’s major cities\, representatives from EU institutions\, service providers\, academics\, refugee and migrant communities and the private sector to contribute to the agenda of integration of migrants in Europe. \nIntegrating Cities VI offered various opportunities for dialogue between local politicians and representatives of the national and European level. It also took stock of developments in the cities that have signed the EUROCITIES Integrating Cities Charter since its launch at the London conference in 2010. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				READING MATERIAL FROM THE CONFERENCE\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Keynote Speeches\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Opening SpeechAnna Kaisa Ikonen\,Mayor of Tampere \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Findings from the Integrating Cities reportRamon Sanahuja\,Chair of EUROCITIES Migration & Integration Working Group \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				ImpleMentoring concept and preliminary findingsThomas Jezequel\,Project Coordinator ImpleMentoring \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Multicultural European cities: between socio-ethnic polarisation and neo-cosmopolitanismMarco Martiniello\,CEDEM\, University of Liège \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 1 How can cities protect undocumented migrants?\nAt a time when there is an emphasis on enforcement action against migrants with irregular status\, coupled with restrictions on access to welfare rights as a deterrent to irregular stay and broader cut backs in welfare provision\, there is leadership from some cities to provide services to undocumented migrants as a matter of law and policy. This session will present findings from a study carried out by Open Society Fellow Sarah Spencer on city responses to migrants with irregular status. It will also present examples and discuss how cities can step up to the challenge of protecting undocumented migrants. \nParticipants: Utrecht (Jan Braat\, Niene Oepkes)\, Genoa (Danilo Parodi PICUM\, Michele Levoy)\, COMPAS / Oxford University (Sarah Spencer) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				City responses to migrantsSarah Spencer\,COMPAS \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Local Undocumented Migration Policy in the Municipality of UtrechtJan Braat and Niene OepkesCity of Utrecht \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Irregular Migrants in GenoaDanilo Parodi PICUM and Michele LevoyCity of Genoa \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 2 Finding the key to multi-level governance\nAlthough many talk the talk\, not many walk the walk when it comes to multi-level governance. What are the keys to successful cooperation between cities\, regions and national governments? What can the EU level offer? What can be learnt from successful examples of cooperation? This session will try to unlock some of the potential of multi-level governance. Examples from the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) joined-up governance project and Region of Hessen in Germany will be presented. \nParticipants: Prospex (Martin Watson)\, Committee of Regions (Céline Château)\, Land of Hessen (Layla Bahmad) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Integration policies in HessenLayla BahmadLand of Hessen \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Integration of third-country migrants: the Committee of the Regions promoting multilevel policy dialogue\nCéline Château\nCommittee of Regions\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 3 Cities reflecting diversity (ImpleMentoring)\nWhat strategies are cities implementing to ensure that their workforce reflects diversity in their population? What effect does this have in increasing access to quality services for migrants and other city residents?This city will look at tools implemented to increase diversity in municipal staff and services and the rewards that can result from such strategies. \nParticipants: Helsinki (Ritva Viljanen)\, Copenhagen (Lise Bayer)\, Manchester (Shefali Kapoor)\, Oslo (Toralv Moe)\, Congress of Regional and Local Authorities of the Council of Europe (Deirdre McGowan) \nWorkshop 4 Cities and Human Rights a path worth travelling\nThis session will look at examples from the SHARE project on refugee resettlement and cities building a resettlement movement in Europe. Participants will be asked to share experiences on city branding on human rights and how resettlement can become part of the local agenda of rights protection in Europe. \nParticipants: ICMC (Petra Hueck\, Rachel Westerby) \nWorkshop 5 Cities: the integration of migrants and co-development practices\nThe role of local authorities in development has risen on the EU and global agenda. The UN High-Level dialogue on Migration and Development taking place in October will look\, among other things\, how cities can act as agents of development. This session will look at examples of cities engaged in co-developments\, the rewards they have achieved with regards to migrant integration and what opportunities there are for engaging in this field. \nParticipants: Joint Migration and Development Initiative-JMDI\, United Nations Development Programme (Cécile Riallant)\, Milan (Caterina Sarfati) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				JMDI concept noteJoint Migration and Development Initiative \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 6 Global meets local –the international drive for local standards on migration integration\nThe Integrating Cities model and Charter are gaining ground in Europe and beyond. The city of Toronto will be adapting the Charter for adoption. Japanese cities have a similar network on migrant integration and started to learn from European experiences. This session will look at how standards and practices can be transferred not only across Europe but beyond. \nParticipants: Toronto (Chris Billinger\, Lydia Fitchko)\, Meiji University (Pr. Keizo Yamawaki)\, Maytree Foundation (Ratna Omidvar) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Integrating Cities\, Toronto (Canada)Chris Billinger\, Lydia FitchkoCity of Toronto \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Migrant integration in Japan\, the local government perspectivePr. Keizo YamawakiMeiji University \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 7 Network cooperation on migrant integration\nCity networks working on migrant integration will develop concrete recommendations for collaboration. They will share tools and future plans in hopes of building synergies to avoid duplication. \nParticipants: Council of Europe Intercultural Cities (Irina Guidikova)\, European Coalition Cities Against Racism (Jean-Paul Makengo – Toulouse)\, Co-Fra-Cir (Pernelle Richardot – Strasbourg)\, Urbact (Sally Kneeshaw)\, Cities of Migration (Ratna Omidvar)\, EUROCITIES Migration & Integration working group (Anu Riila) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				EUROCITIES Integrating Cities conferenceSally KneeshawUrbact \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 8 Migrant participation and local democracy (ImpleMentoring)\nPreliminary findings of ImpleMentoring project visits on participation in diverse neighbourhoods and political participation of migrants. \nParticipants: Tampere Migrant Council\, Oslo Migrant Council \nWorkshop 9 Changing perceptions of migration and diversity (ImpleMentoring)\nMany cities are promoting the potential of migrants as citizens and welcoming the opportunities diversity offers. Others are addressing racism and fighting xenophobia and its local expressions. This session will offer a platform to share these examples and experiences\, looking at ways that cities can tackle such challenges and enhance public perception of migration and diversity. \nParticipants: Barcelona (Ramon Sanahuja Velez)\, COMPAS / Oxford University (Sarah Spencer)\, Genoa (Danilo Parodi)\, Migration Work (Sue Lukes) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				ImpleMentoring project Riga: good practice analysed by benchmark \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Barcelona Anti-rumors strategyRamon Sanahuja VelezCity of Barcelona \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				AMICALL: Leadership and public committment to migration and integration\nSarah Spencer\nCOMPAS\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 10 NGOs and cities working together for integration of migrants\nNGOs and integration of recently recognized refugees and new migrants. \nParticipants: Caritas Belgium (Ariane Dewandre)\, Foyer (Ann Trappers) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				NGOs and cities working together for the integration of migrantsAnn TrappersIntegration Centre Foyer \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Integration of recognised refugees in BelgiumAriane DewandreCaritas Belgium \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 11 Door to door social inclusion in a multi-ethnic priority district\nCan social inclusion of people dependent on social welfare benefits be stimulated by a door-to-door approach? Pilot project in The Hague. \nParticipants: The Hague\, Trimbos Institute (Milou Haggenburg) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				EUROCITIES Integrating Cities conferenceSally KneeshawUrbact \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop 12 EU mobility: the changing face of migrant integration in Europe\nFree movement of EU citizens has changed the landscape of migrant integration in European cities. This wave of migration has had a fundamental impact in adding a level of complexity in the way large cities address inclusion\, given that EU citizens enjoy a different set of rights and entitlements than traditional immigrant groups.This session will offer cities a chance to exchange their experience in receiving (or sending) EU migrants and the tools being developed to adequately address this new situation and demographic change for European cities. \nParticipants: Migration Policy Institute (Meghan Benton)\, Govanhill Community Development Trust (David Zabiega – Glasgow) \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Click to open \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Govanhill and migrationDavid ZabiegaGovanhill Community Development Trust (Glasgow)
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/integrating-cities-vi-european-cities-shaping-the-future-of-integration/
LOCATION:Tampere\, Finland
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATING CITIES V - MAKING INTEGRATION WORK IN EUROPE'S CITIES
DESCRIPTION:This fifth conference in our Integrating Cities series took place in Amsterdam on 8-9 March 2012. \nOver 250 representatives from cities\, regional and national governments\, EU institutions\, civil society\, academia and international organisations gathered in Amsterdam to address the main challenges and implementation gaps around migrant integration in Europe today. \nThe Conference was hosted by Amsterdam and EUROCITIES and formed part of the MIXITIES project\, which is co-financed by the European Commission’s DG home affairs through the European Integration Fund. \nOpening the conference\, Andrée Van Es\, Vice Mayor of Amsterdam\, explained: \n“Cities stand at the forefront of European migration and integration. Especially in times of crisis\, be it economic\, social or cultural\, cities need to uphold European solidarity and resist the mechanism to close off and lash out against what is considered threatening”. \nThe event honed in on the issue of multi-level governance and a strategic partnership between the EU and cities and regions to implement the immigrant integration agenda in Europe. \nStefano Manservisi\, Director General of Home Affairs of the European Commission said that: \n“Europe’s cities are the best example of openness to diversity”. \nEUROCITIES members Madrid\, Rennes Metropole and Riga signed our Integrating Cities Charter\, bringing the total number of signatories to 27. By signing the charter\, cities commit to strengthen their efforts in ensuring equal opportunities and non-discrimination for migrants through their roles as policy makers\, service providers\, buyers of goods and services and employers. \nThe event also saw the attending mayors and vice mayors back the Amsterdam Statement\, which urges governments of all member states\, regions and cities to work constructively together on migrant integration. The MIXITIES video on migrant youth views on integration was also launched at the conference. \nParticipants took part in a series of high-level panels\, workshops and site visits to discuss an array of issues related to the practical implementation of integration at the local level including the role of women in migrant integration\, the participation of migrants in society\, procurement and leadership. \nThe Integrating Cities conference series is the largest debate on migrant integration for cities in Europe. The conference in Amsterdam is the fifth such conference in the Integrating Cities series\, which examines migrant integration in Europe\, focusing on the concrete work done at local and city level around this issue. A video report and the findings of the conference are available at www.integratingcities2012.eu.
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/integrating-cities-v-making-integration-work-in-europes-cities/
LOCATION:Amsterdam\, Netherlands
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATING CITIES IV - EUROPE ENRICHED
DESCRIPTION:On 22 February 2010\, the Mayor of London hosted the IV INTEGRATING CITIES Conference. The conference was organised in cooperation with EUROCITIES and the European Commission\, DG Justice\, Freedom and Security. \nIt brought together senior politicians\, service providers\, academics\, refugee and migrant community groups and the private sector organisations from across Europe to debate integration of immigrants in urban areas. The conference was part of the ‘Diversity and Equality in European Cities’ – DIVE- project\, co-financed by the European Commission\, DG Justice\, Freedom and Security through the European Integration Fund. \nDuring the conference EUROCITIES Charter on Integrating Cities  which underlines the commitment and leadership of Europe’s cities in addressing migrant integration through their roles as policy-makers\, service providers\, buyers of good and services and employers was launched. The Charter was signed by the following European cities: London\, Amsterdam\, Athens\, Barcelona\, Berlin\, Copenhagen\, Genoa\, Ghent\, Helsinki\, Milan\, Munich\, Oulu\, Oslo\, Rome\, Stockholm\, Tampere and Utrecht.
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/integrating-cities-iv-europe-enriched/
LOCATION:London
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATING CITIES III - EMBRACING DIVERSITY\, ACHIEVING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
DESCRIPTION:The Senate of Berlin hosted the INTEGRATING CITIES III Conference in cooperation with EUROCITIES and the European Commission\, DG Justice\, Freedom and Security. \nThe role of diversity management and equal opportunities in local integration policy was discussed by leading policy-makers\, experts and practitioners. Mayors and EU policy-makers engaged in a high-level dialogue on how best to harness the enriching opportunities of diversity in Europe’s cities. This set the scene for a number of panel discussions which explored how cities can effectively implement policies for diversity management and equal opportunities in their roles as service providers\, employers and buyers of goods and services. \nINTEGRATING CITIES III is part of the EUROCITIES project ‘Diversity and Equality in European Cities’ (DIVE)\, which was officially launched at the conference\, co-financed by the European Commission\, DG Justice\, Freedom and Security through the European Integration Fund. \nINTEGRATING CITIES III ended with a handover from the Berlin Commissioner for Integration\, Günter Piening to Richard Barnes\, Deputy Mayor of London where the next INTEGRATING CITIES IV Conference will be held in spring 2010.
URL:https://integratingcities.eu/event/integrating-cities-iii-embracing-diversity-achieving-equal-opportunities/
LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Past
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