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Greece - 2012

Is there a formal national strategy on the integration of migrants/minorities?

Code:
RED104
Key Area:
Policies On Integration - Cohesion
Strand(s):
Equality
14/11/2011 - 18:23
Short Answer

Yes.
Qualitative Info

The "Integrated Action Plan for the Regular Adjustment and Social Integration of Third country Nationals who reside legally in the Greek Territory" (Programme HESTIA) took shape through the Common Ministerial Decision KYA 25057/2008, specifying the objectives, the structure, the procedure and the institutions that will implement integration policy. In November 2011, the Integrated action Plan was amended by the General Secretariat of Population & Social Cohesion and formed the National Strategy for the Integration of Third Country Nationals.

The National Strategy includes the following specific axes comprised of more specific actions:

  1. Information-Services (welcoming courses, information campaigns, access to social services, training of civil servants, networking)
  2. Education-Greek Language
  3. Employment/Vocational Training (employment insertion, promotion of enterpreneurship, vocational training) 
  4. Health
  5. Housing and Quality of life
  6. Civic participation (voting rights, local councils of migrants' integration, migrant associations-NGOs, citizenship)
  7. Promotion of the Equal treatment principle (combatting discriminations, awareness-raising against racist phenomena)
  8. Interculturalism (intercultural dialogue, interfaith dialogue, artistic/cultural, sportive activities)
  9. Tergeted social groups (women, children - young - second generation migrants, elderly, disabled persons)
  10. Design and evaluation of social integration projects

For more information, see European Integration Fund in Greece (http://ete.ypes.gr/index.html)

An Integrated Action Plan for the Social Integration of Greek Roma was also enacted in 2001, aiming at the amelioration of housing conditions and at the improvement of access to services.

For more, see: Pavlou M., Lykovardi K., Hormovitis D., Prokopi I. (2009), Housing Conditions of Roma in Greece. Vicious Circles & Consolidated Myths, RAXEN Thematic report, HLHR-KEMO/i-RED. Available online on: http://www.i-red.eu/resources/publications-files/hlhr-kemo-i-red_romahousing_greece2009.pdf
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Roma & Travelers
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Integration - social cohesion
External Url http://ete.ypes.gr/
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