CVEK

Project Integration of third countries nationals on the local level – the role of local governments and other actors in the process has been focused on mapping and researching of local governments strategies in the process of integration of third countries nationals into the society. This has been rather scarcely approached aspect of integration processes, although local governments are key-actors of the integration process on the local level. Project therefore aimed to analyze strategies that local governments apply toward migrants and to analyze activities of other actors of the process.  

Main aim of the project has been to come with a set of recommendations to improve integration process of migrants in Slovakia on the local level and to contribute to better performance of local governments toward third countries nationals.

Among particular aims of the project were:
1. To identify factors that influence performance of local governments in relation to migrants and to analyze strategies applied by local governments in Slovakia toward migrants.

2. Analyze approach of local governments to integration of migrants in Slovakia in comparison to the Czech republic and Austria and to create recommendation how to improve integration of third countries nationals.  

3. To improve approach of local governments to the issue of integration by spreading examples of good practices.

Research team conducted qualitative comparative research by using case studies analyses – in Slovakia, the Czech republic, and Austria. Final report has been published in the form of manual for local governments titled Integration of Migrants on the Local Level – Research Findings and Recommendations.

In order to finalize the project Integration of third countries nationals on the local level CVEK organized workshop for local government representatives on April 1, 2011 in Trnava. The seminar was aimed at representatives of local and regional self-governments from all regions. The morning part of the seminar consisted of presentations of the project and of three case studies carried out in the selected towns – Trnava, České Budějovice a Wiener Neustadt. The afternoon block was devoted to the presentation of Slovakia’s legal framework of integration which was followed by a discussion.

Program of the seminar:

9,30 – 10,00 Registration of participants

10,00 – 10,15 Presentation of the project and its activities

10,15 – 12,00 Presentations of the results of the comparative research on integration of immigrants on the local level and dicussion

12,00 – 13,00 Lunch

13,00 – 13,45 Perspectives and activities of self-governing regions regarding integration of immigrants

13,45 – 15,30 Experiences with integration of immigrants