Migrant Integration Policy Index MIPEX Press briefing pack

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Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
Press briefing pack
This project is co-financed by the European
Community under the INTI Programme Preparatory
Actions for the Integration of Third-Country
Nationals.
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MIPEX assesses migrant integration policies and
laws across Europe and Canada

• Bi-annual assessment of migration policy across
  28 countries
• The largest study of its kind examining 140 areas
  of policy
• A wide community was consulted to construct the
  study, experts in 28 countries across Europe and
  Canada
• Study is almost four times the size of the pilot
  in 2004
• From EU15 countries to 28 countries
• From 80 indicators (specifics on policy) to 140
  in this study
• The study assesses immigrants/migrants (from
  outside the EU) opportunities to participate in
  our societies, under six strands, to
• Access the labour market
• Settle with their families
• Become long term residents
• Participate politically
• Become nationals
• Be protected from racism and discrimination
• The study covers the enlarged EU prior to
  Romania and Bulgaria joining and selected third
  countries
• 25 EU states
• Switzerland, Norway and Canada (because Canada is
  often taken as a model)

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Who is MIPEX? Who are the partners
Who is MIPEX? The Partnership

• A community of stakeholders who are supported by
  the European Commission
• Under INTI Preparatory Actions for the
  Integration of Third-Country Nationals
• The Managing Partners.
• The Scientific Partners were involved in
  designing the content of the index
• 2 European-wide research partners (University of
  Sheffield Université Libre de Bruxelles)
• 5-person Scientific Advisory Committee (J.
  Arango, R. Bauböck, V. Guiraudon, G.
  Kolanciewicz, M. Martiniello)
• 28 national correspondents and 28 peer reviewers
• And 21 national partners in 19 countries help us
  set up the debates in each country

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Why do this study? Why is it interesting?
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Whos running the study?
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More on the scope
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Each of the 140 indicators has been scored by
experts in each of the countries
How the Study Works
An Example.
Country Y, aft. peer review
Country Y, bf. peer review
Country X

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FAMILY REUNION
Age limits and/or Other conditions
apply
Spouse only
Both. No conditions apply
ILPA/MPG Proposed Directive on Family Reunion,
Ch.II, Art. 6.1 EC Directive on the right to
family reunification, Ch.II, Art.2.1(a) and 2.3
EC Directive on the right to family
reunification, Ch.II, Art.5
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www.integrationindex.euSee the overall
resultsExplore profiles for your country and
for 27 othersSee more detailed results than are
published in the book, answers to individual
questions on legislation (more detail will be
provided in the coming weeks)
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Central Press Contacts

• Policy Analyst (for detailed content questions)
• Thomas Huddleston THuddleston_at_migpolgroup.com,
• 44 771 365 3382
• Central press contact for the project
• Julian Morgan, British Council Brussels 32 484
  989 115
• Julian.morgan_at_britishcouncil.be
• Other central press contacts
• Jonathan Brennan 32 498 725 131
  Jonathan.Brennan_at_britishcouncil.be
• Andrew Manning 32 473 297 605
• UK Press Contact
• Ellen Miller 44 7733 308 487

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Local Press Contacts

• Belgium Nele Verbruggen, King Baudouin
  Foundation (partner), 3225111840
• Canada Jack Jedwab, Association for Canadian
  Studies, 015149253098
• Czech Republic Monika Klimentova, British
  Council, 420221991114
• Denmark Martin Lassen-Vernal, Danish Institute
  for Human Rights, 4531573153
• Estonia Julian Morgan, British Council,
  32484989115
• EU Media Julian Morgan, British Council,
  32484989115
• Finland Kata Kreft-Burman, British Council,
  358977433320
• France Stephanie Vigne, British Council,
  3314955
• Germany Detlef Thelen, British Council,
  493031109964
• Greece Katy Yakoumaki, British Council,
  302103692342
• Hungary Julian Morgan, British Council,
  32484989115
• Ireland Tony Reilly, British Council
  35316764088
• Italy Gisella Desiderato, Fondazione Iniziative
  e Sulla Multietnitcit (partner), 393353395695
• Latvia Julian Morgan, British Council,
  32484989115
• Lithuania Julian Morgan, British Council,
  32484989115
• Luxembourg Serge Kollwelter, ASTI (partner),
  3524383331
• Malta Julian Morgan, British Council
  32484989115 and Ronnie Micallef, British Council
  35621226377
• Netherlands Ben Harris, British Council,
  31205506061
• Norway Elisabeth Boe, British Council,
  4722396193

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List of partners

• Belgium Nele Verbruggen, King Baudouin
  Foundation, 3225111840
• Canada Jack Jedwab, Association for Canadian
  Studies, 015149253098
• Denmark Mandana Zarrehparvar, DIHR, Danish
  Institute for Human Rights, 4532698888
• Finland Leena Koivisto, Think Tank e2,
  358445181251
• France Catherine Daurèle, INED, Institut
  national détudes démographiques, 33156062278
• Germany Stephan Thalhofer, Friedrich Ebert
  Stiftung, 3222346293
• Greece Miltos Pavlou, HLHR, Hellenic League for
  Human Rights/Greek Ombudsman, 302106990258
• Hungary Andras Kovats, Menedék, Hungarian
  Association for Migrants, 3613221502
• Ireland Kate Morris, National Consultative
  Committee on Racism and Interculturalism,
  35318588000
• Italy Laura Davi, Fondazione ISMU Iniziative e
  Studi Sulla Multietnicit, 39267877945
• Luxembourg Serge Kollwelter, ASTI, Association
  de Soutien aux Travailleurs Immigrés, 3524383331
• Netherlands Vera Marinelli, FORUM, Instituut
  voor Multiculturele Ontwikkeling, 31302974321
• Norway Eamonn Noonan, KIM, the Contact Committee
  for Immigrants and the Norwegian Authorities,
  4724168992
• Poland Justyna Frelak, Institute of Public
  Affairs, 485564274
• Portugal Hugo Seabra, Gulbenkian Foundation,
  351217823547
• Spain Gemma Pinyol, CIDOB, Centro de
  Investigación de Relaciones Internacionales y
  Desarrollo, 34933026495
• Sweden Birgitta Ornbrant, CEIFO Centrum för
  forskning om internationnell migration och
  etniska relationer, University of Stockholm,
  468162687
• Switzerland Denise Efionayi, Forum suisse pour
  létude des migrations et de la population,
  41327183933
• United Kingdom  Keith Best, Immigration Advisory
  Service, 442079671221, Roisin Donarchie, the
  former Commission for Racial Equality