Governance

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The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) measures policies that promote integration in 25 EU countries and 3 non-EU countries. It uses over 140 policy indicators to create a picture of migrants' opportunities to participate in society. Led by the British Council and Migration Policy Group, and co-funded by the European Commission, MIPEX was the largest study of its kind ever conducted. The research covered six policy areas which shape migrants' access to full citizenship (e.g. labour market access, family reunion, long-term residence, engage in political participation, acquire nationality and be protected from discrimination).

The objective of the project was to encourage fact-based dialogue among citizens, civic leaders and policy makers through:

• objective comparison of laws, policies and integration in the 28 countries;
• providing information in a clear concise and comparable format, and;
• using national events and the published results to inspire an informed debate.

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OPENCities is an ambitious exploratory project which aims to capitalise on the many resources that a diverse population can bring to a city without ignoring the challenges that successful integration involves. The aim is to engage over 100 cities and develop the project into a kite mark for cities worldwide, ultimately encouraging:

• A unique tool to measure a city's openness
• Openness to be built into city action plans for the first time
• A set of guidelines and best practice examples
• A resource bank for cities on internationalisation and leadership
• An international network of open cities and a unique grouping of city leaders
• An MBA for city leaders and administrators

The objective of these activities is to provide guidance and insight on policies and positions for city policy decision-makers worldwide, think-tank and research organisations, migrant community leaders, NGOs, as well as the European Commission, regional and national governments.

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TN2020 builds innovative collaborations between young North Americans and Europeans to address challenges that will define their generation. Designed to run until 2020, the project is creating an expanding network of emerging leaders (25-35 yrs.) from the fields of business, arts, civil society, media, science and politics, and encouraging and empowering them to develop solutions to global issues. These young people from Europe and North America are working to revitalise links and build new connections for the future.      

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The programme started in 2007 operating in seven countries in the Near East and North Africa region and the UK. Exchanges took place between women architects from Palestine, entrepreneurs from Jordan, IT specialists from Lebanon, Egyptian judges, Tunisian film-makers and producers, sportswomen from Morocco and scientists from Syria to enable women to talk about the challenges they have faced pursuing careers in professions where they are often significantly in the minority. Networking events were held in the region to enable them to share their experiences, talk about what inspired them to work in their particular fields and also importantly how to provide support and mentoring for the next generation of young women. The next phase of the programme will involve outreach activities in schools and colleges and the development of materials and an exhibition to provide information on different careers and a series of discussions and talks by the participants and role models involved in the programme.

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