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Key findings for Greece
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Tool to compare, analyse, and improveintegration policy
Do all residents have equal rights, responsibilities and
opportunities to help them improve their integration
outcomes?
Benchmark policies and implementation measures, according
to European & international standards on Equal Treatment
Public Quick Reference Guide
Debate government objectives, progress, and results
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Largest and most rigorous study of its kind(148 policy indicators)
7 Policy Areas for immigrants to participate in society:
1) Labourmarketmobility* 2) Familyreunion* 3) Education
4) Politicalparticipation* 5) Long-termresidence*
6) Accesstonationality 7) Anti-discrimination
Covers 27 EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Canada,
United States ofAmerica
7 comparative research partners worked on policy indicators 100+ national independent legal experts answer and peer
review, all based on policies passed by 31 May 2010
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Key Findings
Just 50%:
Halfway favourable
Politicalwillcounts,
morethantradition
Policiessimilar&
strongwithEU law
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GR +10: Improves
mostofanycountry
with3 laws
Willreformsbewell
implemented&
impactintegration?
Whatotherpolicy
weaknessesmay
underminenew
strengths?
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20th
13th
21st
19th
17th
24th
16th
18th
GR @ EU Average;
behindestablished
migrationcountries;
in-betweenES/PT/IT&MT/CY
Stronger: Citizenship,
(likeEU15)
Average: Education,
Politicalpart (EU12)
Weaker: LMM, FreU,
LTR, AD,below
strongEUaverage,
sinceGR minimum
access/conditions
out-of-touchwith
societalrealities
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Education
InGR, Legal Access
atalllevels (asinhalf)
Notallmigrantpupilsentitledto
ongoingassistanceas
inestablished
migrationcountries
Migrantlanguages&
interculturaled.could
opentoallpupils (e.g.
ES,PT)
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Political participationLaw 3838 opensmajor
reform,limitedopportunities
(+15),likenewmig.countries
Anyimplementation&
effectsinNov. 2010 election?
Majorweakness:structural
supportformigrantcivil
society (seePT,ES)
Bodiesweakerthanmost,
needmigrantrep./leadership
GRoneoffewwithlocal
butnonationalmigrantbody
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Law 3838 x2 score: 3rd worst
toEU15 average (likeDE,FR)
MIPEXusedtoinformchange
FollowEUreformtrends/
objectivesonshortresidence,
dualnationality,iussoli
Limitdiscretion:timelimits,Citz. AcquisitionCommissions
Implementation&effects?
Access to Nationality
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GRnaturalisationremainsone
ofmost expensive gambles
Cost/discretion trade-off: cost
effectiveformigrants,state?
Morerealistic 700,not 1500,
EUs 4th highest,lowerin 23
Reasoneddecision:common/
constitutionalpractice,still
securityscores 7/100
Independentappeal (in 20)
Limitedwithdrawal (18)
...To meet citizenship criteria,
what earlierobstacles to legal
integratio
n?
http://eudo-citizenship.eu 2010
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Labour market mobility
Onceinjob,legalworkersrights
&generalsupport
Slightlyunfavourableaccesstoget&keepjob&legalstatus
Nomeasuresagainstmigrants
additionaljobvulnerabilities
BehindaverageEuropean
country (esp.inSouth)
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Anti-discriminationBeforenaturalisation,
migrantsfaceadditional
discriminationbasedon
nationality (unlikein 15)
MostlyonlytheEU
Minimumstandards
Noexplicitprotections
fromracialprofiling
Noclassactions (14)
Noalternative
mechanisms (19)
Limitedrolesfor
Ombudsmantohelp
victimsaccessjustice (13)
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Countriesoftenchose
similarstrengths&
weaknessesforboth
EUlawcreatesbasic
security/rights (e.g.GR)
GRrestrictsaccessto
securestatusmorethan
EUaverages,neighbours
thatgiveclearerpathto
legalintegration
GR: Littlechangedsince
created (Note:Sept 2010)
Family reunion, Long-termresidence & their conditions
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Effects: Long-TermResidence
Eurostatstatistics
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Areas of weaknessfor legal integration
Despitebelow-average
labourmarketpolicies,
highestecon.resource
requirements (just AT,CY)
Mostcountriesuse
equalresponsibilitiesas
benchmarkwithnationals
Mostdonotrequirejob;
insteadbasichousehold
incomearoundpoverty
lineorminimumwage
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Areas of weaknessfor legal integration
Law 3838 reduced
exorbitant LTRfeeof
900 to realistic 600
StillHighest LTRfeeinEU
MIPEXfindsinmost
countries,only 50-160
Commissionnoteson
similarissuethatMS
shouldnotsetfeesinawaytoundermine
Directiveseffect
RiskofCourt/ECJaction
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Areas of weaknessfor legal integration
Long,problematicdelays:
notin 23,esp.inSouth
Parents/adultchildrennotentitled (20)
For LTR,needcourseon
integration (24,mostaskjustbasiclanguage)
For LTRGreektest,no
exemptionsforvulnerablegroups (most)
Noentitlementtofree
languagecoursesforall
(7,e.g.CZ, FR, LV,PT,RO)
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