The EMVI delegation in Brussels meets Bon, Reception Office for Civic Integration: an experience of introduction and preparation for life in Belgium

A reception office for civic integration. This is the service that Bon offers in Brussels, opening its doors to people of foreign origin with a residence permit valid for at least 3 months…

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The EMVI project at the European Parliament: inclusion also passes through activism in the territories

Delegations from Austria, Italy, Germany, Greece and Slovenia meet four MEPs from different parties. Inclusion comes from the right to vote and citizenship, but the matter is the responsibility of the countries. However…

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From the EMVI project to the EU institutions: good integration practices dissemination

Meeting between delegations from Austria, Italy, Germany, Greece and Slovenia with the General Directorate of the European Commission Migration and Home Affairs (DG Home) Focus on the 5 main recommendations developed within the…

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Mona Abou Alfa, from the Advisory Committee for Participation and Integration in Berlin: ‘Migrants are bridges between different cultures; they enrich societies and shorten distances between people’

People with a history of migration have skills, experience and a willingness to engage, which is why they should be involved in the society: they are bridges between different cultures, they enrich the…

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Youssouf Simbo Diakité, founder and co-president of the African Diaspora Forum in Europe (Adyfe): “Starting from everyday problems, we create a bridge with societies and institutions to facilitate the process of migrants’ integration”

Greater inclusion of migrants also starts from the active work in the field of people who have lived the same experiences or faced the same difficulties. This is demonstrated by Youssouf Simbo Diakité…

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Launch of the e-participation platform “Shaping Berlin with Everyone”

In order to strengthen consultation bodies, such as the district advisory councils for participation and integration, the e-participation platform of the Berlin district advisory councils for participation and integration and the state advisory…

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Senka Majda, president of the Arturo association: “Write citizenship and you will read inclusion. The Ius Soli is essential, in the midst of a schizophrenic politics”

Inclusion in society inevitably involves obtaining citizenship, which means voting and being voted for, participating in the political life of the community but also having the qualifications to access a whole network of…

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Irina Karamarkovic, president of the Graz Migrants Advisory Board: ‘Discouraging answers from politicians. I’m not optimistic, there is still a long way to go’

Collective action is essential for the migrants inclusion and participation in societies otherwise democracy risks being undermined in favour of a social structure with distinct classes of citizens. Yet, this message seems difficult…

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Society for Intercultural Dialogue, Furkan Güner: “European states must support migrant communities or the risk is the creation of ghettos”

“European countries are called to support migrant communities, promoting integration starting from the leaders, otherwise the gap between ‘old’ and ‘new’ populations in the territories will grow even more and this will create…

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Ljubisa Vrencev of Symbiosis: “From the dawn of time, men has been migrating. Integration must be done with all the policies and the possibility to vote”.

Migration has existed from the beginning of time and it is a broad topic, which shouldn’t be treated from the point of view of security, but of rights and integration. This is what…

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