A COMMON AGENDA FOR INTEGRATION

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A COMMON AGENDA FOR INTEGRATION
Iwona Piórko Bermig Unit Immigration and
Integration
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The EU framework for the integration of
third-country nationals

• November 2004 The Hague Programme strengthening
  freedom, security and justice
• Need for greater co-ordination of national
  integration policies and EU activities based on
  common basic principles
• Common Basic Principles (CBPs) for Immigrant
  Integration Policy in the EU
• Underpin a coherent European framework for
  integration of third-country nationals

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The EU framework for the integration of
third-country nationals Common Basic Principles

• (Council Document 14615/04)
• 1. Two-way process
• 2. Common values
• 3. Employment
• 4. Knowledge of host society's language, history
  and institutions
• 5. Education
• 6. Access to institutions, goods and services.
  Non discrimination
• 7. Interaction between immigrants and MSs
  citizens
• 8. Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue
• 9. Participation
• 10. Mainstreaming
• 11. Indicators

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The EU framework for the integration of
third-country nationals The Common Agenda

• September 2005 Communication A Common Agenda
  for Integration - Framework for the Integration
  of Third-Country Nationals in the EU
• proposals for concrete measures to put the CBPs
  into practice
• supportive EU mechanisms to facilitate this
  process through co-operation and exchange of good
  practice

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The implementation of the EU framework for the
integration of third-country nationals

• Supportive EU mechanisms to co-operate and
  exchange good practice include
• The network of National Contact Points (from
  2002)
• Handbooks on Integration for Policy-Makers and
  Practitioners (2004, 2007, 2009)
• Annual Reports on Immigration and Integration
  (2004, 2006, 2007)
• Integration Website (2009)
• European Integration Forum (preparatory meeting
  2009)
• Integrating Cities process (Rotterdam 2006,
  Milan 2007, Berlin 2009, London 2010)

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The EU framework for the integration of
third-country nationals Potsdam ministerial
conference on integration June 2007 Council
Conclusions

• June 2007 Council conclusions on the
  strengthening of integration policies in the EU
  by promoting unity in diversity (direct follow-up
  to the Potsdam ministerial conference on
  integration)
• September 2007 As a follow-up, Commission
  announces in the 3rd Annual Report its commitment
  to pursue new priorities to further develop the
  EU framework for integration

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Report to the 2008 ministerial conference on
integration

• Strengthening actions and tools
• to meet integration challenges
• Four major topics
• Participation and citizenship
• Measures targeting the host society
• Prevention of social alienation
• Employment, social inclusion and education as key
  to the participation of immigrants in European
  societies
• Two new tools
• Common European modules for integration
• Evaluation of integration policies
• Vichy ministerial conference on integration, 3/4
  November 2008, Council conclusions adopted by JHA
  Council end November

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Financial Support

• The European Fund for the Integration of
  Third-Country Nationals (2007-2013)
• (825 million )
• to support the integration challenges that EU MSs
  are facing
• to create a new form of solidarity to promote
  Member States' efforts in enabling immigrants to
  fulfil conditions of residence and to facilitate
  their integration
• to help Member States to share their best
  practice reinforcing co-operation at EU level

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To come next

• European Integration Forum
• European website on integration
• April 2009

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The EU framework for integration of
third-country nationals
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