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The European Commission has recently published a call for proposals for the “Integration of Third-Country Nationals” under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.
Project applications submitted must address at least one of the following priorities:
- Promoting active participation in society overall
- Pre-departure and post-arrival support for the integration of persons in need of international protection who are being relocated within the EU or resettled from a third country
According to the European Commission’s Action Plan on the integration of third-country nationals on 7 June 2016 the general policy framework includes the following actions to support Member States:
- Pre-departure and pre-arrival measures: including actions to prepare migrants and the local communities for the integration process.
- Education: including actions to promote language training, participation of migrant children to Early Childhood Education and Care, teacher training and civic education
- Employment and vocational training: including actions to facilitation recognition of qualifications and skills, promote early integration into the labour market and migrants entrepreneurship
- Access to basic services: such as housing and healthcare
- Active participation and social inclusion: including actions to support exchanges with the receiving society, migrants’ participation to cultural life and fighting discrimination.
The submission deadline is 28 February 2017 (17:00 Brussels time).
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 17.604.000.
Please find a detailed overview on this call here (EN).
Please find the full text of the call here (EN), and the guide for applicants here (EN).
For any further questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with Florian at florian.tuder@eurodiaconia.org.