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Regional Conference on Integration  

​​​The Directorate General of Migration Policies of the Department of Migration Policies and Justice of the Government of Navarre, in collaboration with the Directorate General of External Action and the Navarre Federation of Municipalities and Councils, and under the patronage of the European Committee of the Regions, invite you to the meeting that will take place on 18 and 19 May at the Casa de Cultura in Burlada, Ronda de las Ventas, 1.

These information sessions and exchange of good practices will showcase experiences of European localities and regions that are actively working on the integration of migrants in their host communities.

Authorities from CIVEX and the Committee of European Regions will present the opportunity that this initiative “Cities and Regions for Integration" offers to European mayors and regional leaders; a platform to showcase positive examples of integration of migrants and refugees, share relevant information and promote diversity as an added value to build inclusive cities and ensure social cohesion.

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Session 1
https://youtu.be/LD0_qyuHYBc

Session 2
https://youtu.be/_sMBpohR-28

Session 3

https://youtu.be/wzZgJLuQB9s

​Wednesday, May 18

10.45 Opening and welcome coffee.

11.30 Inauguration of the Regional Conference for Integration. Welcoming remarks.

  • María Chivite, President of the Autonomous Community of Navarre.
  • Antje Grotheer (DE/PES), Vice-President of the Bremen State Parliament (Germany), Rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, and on the Revised Governance of the Schengen Area.

Presentation of Navarre's integration policies at regional and local level.

  • Eduardo Santos, Councilor for Migration Policies and Justice of the Government of Navarra.
  • Ana Góngora, Mayoress of Burlada.
  • Juan Carlos Castillo, President of the Federation of Municipalities and Councils of Navarra.

12.30 Presentation of Partnership Skåne (Sweden)

  • Katarina Carlzen, Director of Partnership Skane: Multilevel collaboration for sustainable integration.

Question and answer session.

13.30 Lunch - snack Palacete Municipal de Burlada. C/Mayor, 2.

16.00 Presentation of the Cultural Diversity and Migration Service of the City Council of Burlada.

  • Santi Gil - Ibarrola, technician of the Cultural Diversity and Migration Service of the City Council of Burlada: Burlada: a path towards intercultural coexistence.

16.30 Presentation of the Strategic partnership, AgroAlhama.

  • Miguel Aguirre, Mayor of Fitero, Oscar Bea, Mayor of Cintruenigo, Gorka García, Mayor of Corella:
  • Advancing social cohesion in the Alhama Valley.

17.00 Question and answer session.

17.30 Concluding remarks.

  • Patricia Ruiz de Irizar, General Director of Migration Policies of the Government of Navarra.

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Thursday, May 19

9.15 -Welcoming remarks. Sergio Pérez, General Director of External Action of the Government of Navarra.

9.30 Katerina Dimitrakopoulou, Head of Sector - Integration, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, Legal Pathways and Integration. European Commission.

9.45 Presentation of the Intercultural Service of the Region of Sakana.

David Oroz, President of the Mancomunidad of Sakana and Begoña Cestau, Social Educator of the Intercultural Service Anitzartean.

  • Sakanan(h)itza: Welcoming what you bring…ongi etorri.

10.15 Presentation of the European project MATILDE

  • Nuria Del Olmo-Vicén, Profª Dra. of the Faculty of Social and Labour Sciences of the University of Zaragoza.
  • Evaluation of the impact of migration to improve integration and local development in European rural and mountain areas.
  • Question and answer session.

11.15 Coffee break.

12.00 Screening of the documentary “All of Us" by Pierre Pirard. Documentary that deals with the coexistence in our societies, showing stories of men and women from all over the planet who took the step of emigrating to other places.

13.30 Concluding remarks and closing of the conference.

  • ​Sergio Pérez, General Director of External Action of the Government of Navarra.
  • Patricia Ruiz de Irizar, General Director of Migration Policies of the Government of Navarra.​

Contact:
Contact Person: CIVEX secretariat
Organizer: European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions
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