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The European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions are pleased to report on the success of the first event organised under their newly established Partnership on integration in the framework of the Cities and Regions for Integration of Migrants network:

Workshop on “Setting Up a Local Integration Strategy – Stakeholder Involvement and Ownership"
18 June 2021 10:00 CEST

This peer-learning event brought together cities and regions from across the EU (Click here​ to see the list of participants) to share experiences and good practice on how to design and implement local integration strategies. It focused specifically on how to involve relevant stakeholders in the design and implementation of these strategies. ​

Online workshop: 18 June 2021 10:00-12:30 CEST​​

Agenda

10:00 Start of event

10:05 Opening and welcome 

10:15 First session: What are the main areas that an inclusive integration strategy at a local level should cover?

• ​Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci,  Senior Research Fellow British Institute of International and Comparative Law – Author of the CoR study Integration of migrants in middle and small cities and in rural areas in Europe – To see the 'Integration of migrants in middle and small cities and in rural areas in Europe' presentation, click here​
  
  
• City of Solna, Mr. Pehr Granfalk, mayor of Solna, Sweden - To see the 'Solna model' presentation, click here​
  
  
• Q&A

10:40​ Second session: Which main actors should be involved in the development and implementation of a local integration strategy? 

• Instrategies​​​
  ​Design and implementation of regional toolkit and stakeholder involvement 

• Case Study
  Stakeholder Participatory Approach, City of Hamburg – a guest city in CONNECTION project – ​To see the 'Hamburg Integration Strategy' presentation, click here​
  

• ​Q&A

11:10 Coffee break

11:20 Parallel Break-Out Sessions 

What are the successful approaches to consult and involve relevant stakeholders in that process?
This session discussed successful approaches in stakeholder involvement and how existing strategies can be further developed. Participants were able to learn from existing good practices and to exchange their challenges and ideas.

​The break-out sessions included presentations by regions of the Integration Initiative

12:10 Back to plenary

​Wrap-up: Groups report back on key points 

​Conclusive remarks & Farewell

12:30 End of the event

We are delighted that the workshop achieved a varied geographical distribution of participants across the EU.

Thanks to everyone for joining us at this exciting event and we are looking forward to your participation in our future events! 

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For further questions, please contact integration@cor.europa.eu