History
Rotterdam 2006: European policies, local practices
Launched in Rotterdam 2006, the first INTEGRATING CITIES Conference brought together policy makers and practitioners, acting at local and European level with a view to find ways for better co-operation and to reinforce existing mechanisms.
For more information and to download positions papers and interventions made during the conference please click on the following link: http://www.integratingcities.nl/
Milan 2007: Integrating cities II
Integrating Cities II aimed to enhance and expand the dialogue on the role and potential of cities in social integration and promote innovative policies and interventions in key areas. One of the key aims looked at fostering interaction and cooperation between different institutional levels and social actors, horizontally and vertically. The conference promoted the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and partnership.
For more information and to download speeches and interventions made during the conference please click on the following link: http://www.integratingcities.it/
Berlin 2009: Embracing Diversity - Achieving Equal Opportunities
The Senate of Berlin hosted the INTEGRATING CITIES III Conference in cooperation with EUROCITIES and the European Commission, DG Justice, Freedom and Security.
The role of diversity management and equal opportunities in local integration policy was discussed by leading policy-makers, experts and practitioners. Mayors and EU policy-makers engaged in a high-level dialogue on how best to harness the enriching opportunities of diversity in Europe’s cities. This set the scene for a number of panel discussions which explored how cities can effectively implement policies for diversity management and equal opportunities in their roles as service providers, employers and buyers of goods and services.
INTEGRATING CITIES III is part of the EUROCITIES project "Diversity and Equality in European Cities" (DIVE), which was officially launched at the conference, co-financed by the European Commission, DG Justice, Freedom and Security through the European Integration Fund.
INTEGRATING CITIES III ended with a handover from the Berlin Commissioner for Integration, Günter Piening to Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London where the next INTEGRATING CITIES IV Conference will be held in spring 2010.
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London 2010: Europe Enriched: towards a shared vision for migrant integration in European cities
On 22 February 2010, the Mayor of London hosted the IV INTEGRATING CITIES Conference. The conference was organised in cooperation with EUROCITIES and the European Commission, DG Justice, Freedom and Security.
It brought together senior politicians, service providers, academics, refugee and migrant community groups and the private sector organisations from across Europe to debate integration of immigrants in urban areas. The conference was part of the ‘Diversity and Equality in European Cities’ - DIVE- project, co-financed by the European Commission, DG Justice, Freedom and Security through the European Integration Fund.
During the conference EUROCITIES Charter on Integrating Cities which underlines the commitment and leadership of Europe’s cities in addressing migrant integration through their roles as policy-makers, service providers, buyers of good and services and employers was launched. The Charter was signed by the following European cities: London, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Genoa, Ghent, Helsinki, Milan, Munich, Oulu, Oslo, Rome, Stockholm, Tampere and Utrecht.
Download the final programme of the conference here
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* Please note: the conference report will be available in due course
