EUROCITIES WG MIGRATION & INTEGRATION BUSINESS MEETING Antwerp 13-14 JUNE

1. EUROCITIES WG MIGRATION & INTEGRATION BUSINESS MEETING Antwerp 13-14 JUNE

2. Agenda • EUROCITIES policy updates : • Follow-up of Toulouse, European Semester • EASI grant, autumn WG meeting, ReSOMA consultation on integration funding • Reflection on the European elections • Project “My city, My vote” in Barcelona • AOB

3. Follow-up from Toulouse • Cities’ focus group sessions in Toulouse on the socio-economic integration of young migrants. • Draft of the guidelines on how to design policies for integration • Timeline : • Expert final document : mid-June • Send to the WG for comment : summer • Published : autumn

6. 11 countries have been studied : AT, BE, BU, FR, DE, IT, EL, SE, NL, DK, ES

7. General trends Growth of foreign-born population Limited progress for the integration Low penetration of the job market Low performance at school

8. Common challenges

9. Common group of people Migrants with high level of education Recently arrived migrants and refugees People facing difficulties of integration Second generation of migrants Woman

10. Education/ Employment

11. More common measures Languages courses Programme combining educational and vocational training Reinforcing the staff at school Integration measures and programmes

12. More common measures Financial incentives for companies General measures : housing, health infrastructure Investment in specific neighbourhoods

13. Investment guidance (Annex D)

14. EaSI grant

15. H2020 Project (1/3) • Aim: feed EU policymakers with evidence for migration and integration policies • Research on two topics of relevance for cities: • Cities as service providers (research done in Y1 – results soon) • EU funding a comprehensive approach to the integration of migrants at local level (research in progress) • Project steps: • Identify stakeholders’ key policies and priorities on the topics • Outline policy needs to tackle those priorities • Launch event to present and raise awareness about the topics • Feed the European Commission with the results

16. H2020 Project (2/3) EU funding a comprehensive approach to the integration of migrants at local level Step 1: Consultation with WG Migration and integration members • An online open consultation will be launched in the upcoming days via the http://www.resoma.eu website • How should EU support funding at local level in order to achieve a comprehensive approach to integration? Choose the two most relevant: • Enabling comprehensive integration from day one & improving coordination among authorities for newly arrived • Mainstreaming integration across policy areas & aiming for long-term integration outcomes • Establishing effective non-discrimination policies & enforcing anti-discrimination laws • Facilitating social investments (education, health, care etc.) & ensuring adequate social infrastructures in areas affected by immigration • Creating a knowledge base & strengthening evidence-based integration policy development and evaluation

17. H2020 Project (3/3) Launch event in autumn to present, discuss and raise awareness about the topics: • Cities as service providers • EU funding a comprehensive approach to the integration of migrants at local level Aims: • Present and discuss the findings on the topics • Raise awareness on cities’ priorities: available budget to reach out to policymakers and stakeholders who are influential on the position of various EU countries in EU migration policymaking

18. Autumn Working group meeting

19. Reflection on the European elections Level of participation: Source: S&D

20. Number of MEPs per country (before/after Brexit): Reflection on the European elections

21. Composition of the new Parliament: Reflection on the European elections

22. Project “My city, My vote” in Barcelona