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Cities have long been attractive destinations for migrants. International migrants are a common feature of European cities today.
Successful migration policies work both ways: ensuring that migrants are welcomed into the host society, and that the host society’s services and HR policies are adapted to a diverse population.
EUROCITIES working group migration and integration works towards gaining recognition for the important role that local authorities play in fostering migrant integration through a multilevel governance system.
We have a long record of mutual learning between cities and our working group provides a platform for cities to share knowledge and exchange ideas. We helped to set up a European Commission database of good practices on integration policies, available here.
Since 2007, our migration and integration projects INTI-Cities, DIVE and MIXITIES have received funding from the INTI-programme and the European Integration Fund.
Our series of Integrating Cities conferences, beginning in 2006, is an opportunity for cities, national governments and the EU institutions to discuss migrant integration.
Our Integrating Cities Charter, launched in 2010, commits signatories to fully acknowledge the presence of migrants in their roles as policy makers, service providers, employers and buyers of goods and services. So far, 25 European cities have signed the charter, which is complemented by a process of monitoring and peer learning.
To visit our Integrating Cities website, please click here.
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