102/06/2015 Policy Recommendations to Improve Local Policies on Housing and Segregation of Migrants based on CLIP Dr. Hubert Krieger European Foundation.

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Policy Recommendations to Improve Policy Recommendations to Improve Local Local

Policies on Housing and Segregation Policies on Housing and Segregation of Migrants based on CLIPof Migrants based on CLIP

Dr. Hubert KriegerDr. Hubert Krieger

European Foundation (Dublin) European Foundation (Dublin)

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What is CLIP?What is CLIP?

CLIP activity stands for Cities for Local Integration Policies for migrants

Network of more than 25 European cities managed by the European Foundation (EU-Agency): Start January 2006

Two meetings of all cities per year paid by each cities Other Partners

City of Stuttgart and the City of Vienna Council of Europe (Congress of Local and Regional Authorities) Co-funding organisations (e.g. R.Bosch Foundation)

Research support by five leading research centres on migration in Europe

Budget per year 350,000 Euro

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Who is who? Cities in the CLIP networkWho is who? Cities in the CLIP network

Representation of cities in all regions of Europe Mix of medium sized and larger cities Participating cities in the network: more than 25

Dublin, Sefton, Wolverhampton, Antwerp, Liege,

Amsterdam, Breda, Turku, Luxembourg, Torino

Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Arnsberg, Brescia,

Istanbul, Izmir, Terrassa, Mataro, Barcelona, Valencia

Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Örebrö, Tallinn Effort to extend the network of cities to around 30

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Policy objectives of CLIP? Policy objectives of CLIP? Improve local integration policies and practice on the European,

national, and local level Organise a systematic exchange of experience on ‘what works’

between local authorities in Europe Support the articulation between the European, national and the local

level on ‘good’ experience in order to deliver a more effective integration policy for migrants (Combine a bottom-up with a top-down approach)

Our understanding of ‘integration’ A two way process based on mutual rights and corresponding

obligations of legal resident third country nationals and the host society, which provides for the full participation of immigrants (mutuality)

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How does CLIP work and what is its How does CLIP work and what is its content of work?content of work?

Organise an effective peer review process between cities by describing, comparing and evaluating local policies

Combine analysis with action research, build-up trust Involve organisations of migrants, NGOs, Social partners, churches Work within a medium term perspective of 4 years

Themes Housing conditions and segregation of migrants (finished) Personnel policy of local authorities and provision of social services for

migrants (implementation) Intercultural dialogue in particular with Muslim communities (started) Ethnic entrepreneurship (start end of 2008)

Output Case studies, analysis, practical policy recommendations

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Governance: Holistic and integrated policy Governance: Holistic and integrated policy approach to integration of migrants approach to integration of migrants

Adequate information regarding the number, structure and dynamics of migrants

Need for cross-departmental cooperation combined with central coordination

Inclusive governance approach Roundtables with NGOs, Housing Associations, organisations

of migrants etc Support on the local level for

Preventive measures Culture of evaluation Anti-discrimination measures and monitoring

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Intelligence on housing conditionsIntelligence on housing conditionsand access to the local housing market and access to the local housing market

Information and intelligence on local housing conditions Indicators and monitoring of access to housing and housing

conditions Monitor spatial distribution on low spatial level by expert unit Use flow and stock data

Access to the local housing market for migrants Particularly important for new arriving migrants Low-threshold ‘on-stop’ advice centres Information in different languages Complaints procedures Systematic monitoring of discrimination against migrants

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Importance of social housing and Importance of social housing and affordable home-ownership for migrantsaffordable home-ownership for migrants

Importance of social housing: Prime mean for local policy High importance despite policy discourse on privatisation Un-discriminatory access of migrants (Waiting lists?) Smaller units of social housing scattered through city Access: Check usefulness and legality of quotas Effective local support for social housing cooperatives

Affordable home ownership: Just a dream? Provision of subsidies or tax reduction Support access to mortgages Provision of municipal land Involvement of migrants in housing cooperatives of home owners

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Privately rented housing and the challenge Privately rented housing and the challenge of overcrowdingof overcrowding

Privately rented housing: More public-private partnerships Innovative practices of public private partnerships can be

observed

Contractor by renting private property

Provide municipal ground

Mediator for contracts between migrant tenants and owners Overcrowding and quality of rented housing

Review powers and resources to deal with this

Licensing system for private landlords

Cooperation with other agencies to share information

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‘‘Soft’ urban renewal and anti –segregation Soft’ urban renewal and anti –segregation policypolicy

‘Soft’ urban renewal Reconversion and up-grading instead of demolition Involvement of residence, empowerment, community relations Employment programmes for low income groups Allocation of public institutions and services Increase attractiveness for middle class families

Anti-segregation policy Better spread of social housing and smaller units To much emphasis on inflow of migrants instead of retention of

middle class families, improve neighbourhood image Voluntary measure more effective than imposed quotas

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To concludeTo conclude

CLIP is an exciting new departure for a joint learning process of local authorities

Results of CLIP work will be published and discussed in regional seminar throughout the EU

Other cities are invited to join CLIP CLIP will intensify its cooperation with the

European Parliament, European Commission and the Committee of the Regions in 2008 and beyond

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