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Participation in the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity PROGRESS”Social Solidarity PROGRESSINT MARKT 31052

Case study: Valencia's experiences from the participation in EU funds: Migrants and inno ati e approachesMigrants and innovative approaches.Mr Miguel Mares, Valencia Regional Office, Spain

B l d S biBelgrade, Serbia14-15 October, 2008

Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea

FCVREFundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea

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INTRODUCTION: VALENCIAN REGION INTRODUCTION: VALENCIAN REGION

With With 4,692,499 inhabitants, 4,692,499 inhabitants, the the

population of the region accounts for population of the region accounts for

10.5 % of the total Spanish population10.5 % of the total Spanish population

Valencia is theValencia is the third largest city third largest city

in Spainin Spain

ValencianValencian is the language of the is the language of the

The The Region of ValenciaRegion of Valencia is located on the is located on the Mediterranean coast of Spain andMediterranean coast of Spain and

g gg g

ValencianValencian Region one of our most Region one of our most

precious legacies. precious legacies. ValencianValencian is one is one Mediterranean coast of Spain and Mediterranean coast of Spain and

is part of the sois part of the so--called called Mediterranean ArchMediterranean Arch, , an axis which has experienced an axis which has experienced

one of the fastest economic growth ratesone of the fastest economic growth rates in the in the

of the of the coco--official languages of Spainofficial languages of Spain

together with Galician, Catalan and together with Galician, Catalan and ggEuropean UnionEuropean Union Basque.Basque.



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The Valencian Community in Europe

total populatión 4,8 million

total surface area

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23.000 km2

income per inhabitant 93(EU25=100)

(G.D.P./per capita)

population density 185 inhabitant/Km2



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November 2003: Creation of the Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea

Public and private partnership (PPP)

Public Sector

Local and regional administrations

Private Sector

Energy, Savings bank

Public organisationsSavings bank,

Chamber of commerce, Universities,

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UniversitiesUniversitiesCOMVALCOMVALBelgiumBelgiumBelgiumBelgium

ConsulatesConsulates COMVALCOMVALEmploymentEmployment searcherssearchersFormerFormer workersworkers and and trainéestrainéesErasmusErasmusStagierStagier Office UEOffice UEEurodyssée (COMVAL and Eurodyssée (COMVAL and BelgiumBelgium))OthOth t tt tOtherOther contactscontactsEmploymentEmployment and trainingand training

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Valencia's experiences from the participation in EU funds: Migrants and p p ginnovative approaches:

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INTI Programme Integration of third country nationalsINTI Programme, Integration of third country nationals



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ERLAIMERLAIMINTI Programme, Integration of third country nationalsINTI Programme, Integration of third country nationals

Duration: 18 monthsStarting date: December 2006Total budget: 484 960€Total budget: 484. 960€Community contribution: 230.000€General Coordinator of the Project: Regione Emilia-Romagna

EuropeanEuropean Regional and Local Regional and Local AuthoritiesAuthorities forfor thethe IntegrationIntegration of of MigrantsMigrants

The project intends to promote a wider transnational partnership representing a platform for dialogue onintegration of migrants between European institutions, public authorities at all levels and representatives ofcivil society and migrant associations



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Don@mThe aim: to create a professional networkThe aim: to create a professional networkwho attends to the needs of the populationrisking social exclusion, and it fishtsagainst racism and xnophobiaagainst racism and xnophobia.

This way it favours the populationintegration in the labour market.g

Budget: 1.998.795 € (EC contribution: 60%)

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Don@mDissemination strategy:Dissemination strategy:• Inserting banners and informationthrough its website• Presentation of the project in relevantPresentation of the project in relevantevents across Europe and in meetings withinterested stakeholders.• Drafting press releases and newslettersg pto be distributed among 1500 accreditedjournalists in Brussels and specialisedpress

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INFOMIGR@INFOMIGR@Migration management, Solidarity in Action, Return 2007Migration management, Solidarity in Action, Return 2007

Duration: 18 monthsStarting date: April 2008Total budget: 654 857€Total budget: 654. 857€Community contribution: 450.000€General Coordinator of the Project: Valencian Minister for Migration and Citizenship, DG Migration

Information and dissemination campaigns concerning conditions and opportunities of migrationInformation and dissemination campaigns concerning conditions and opportunities of migration

The project consists on the design and assessment of information campaigns concerning the dangers ofirregular migration in Morocco and Senegal



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ROUTES

INTI PREPARATORY ACTIONS 2006European Commission

“The way to integration”

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1. General Objectives:• Research and monitoring of different institutions and actors working in

the area of migration policies;• Development of multi stakeholders trans national co operation and• Development of multi-stakeholders trans-national co-operation and

networking between research centers, institutions, public authorities and representatives of the civil society, NGOs, including immigrant associations, operating in the area of migration policies;

• Exchange and transfer of information, lessons learned and good practices concerning the integration of immigrants; identification and development of a set of communications informing all partners involved about common European integration policies;about common European integration policies;

• Development of consultation mechanisms between institutional and civil actors at both the local and regional level;

• Identification of the role and experience of NGOs and immigrants’ de t cat o o t e o e a d e pe e ce o GOs a d g a tsassociations;

• Improvement of knowledge and information in the field of regional and local immigrants participatory practices in the decision making process;

• More developed information on services provided by different institutions and actors to facilitate immigrants’ integration processes;



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2. Specific Objectives :

• Knowledge of the different type of governance integration policies in different European Regions;

• Mapping of the regional immigrant associations landscape in those countries involved in the project;countries involved in the project;

• Knowledge of the good practices developed by NGOs and immigrants’ associations concerning the integration of the immigrant in the main sectors of housing education employment sanitary assistance socialsectors of housing, education, employment, sanitary assistance, social participation and security;

• Collection of all the information about immigration issues and the i li i th t ill b h ith th “E C t fvarious policies that will be share with the “European Centre for

Migration Policies”;• Sharing and exchange of the knowledge developed during the project’s

activities both internally and externally through the Routes Networks and the promotion of international workshops;



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2. Specific Objectives :

• Identification and definition of the role of NGOs and immigrant gassociations within the broader integration process;

• Increasing the involvement of immigrant associations and NGOs in the integration process;integration process;

• Definition of a model based on a set of recommendations on the good practices identified and the Study Reports developed by the project in

d t f ilit t th i t ti f i i torder to facilitate the integration of immigrants;• Test the concrete capacity of the integration model and

recommendations in supporting the various actors involved in improving the effectiveness of integration;

• Definition of standard quality assurance procedures to assess the quality of services provided to immigrants to contribute to the definition q y p gof a European level standard;



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RESULTS: RESULTS: Definition and description of the different regional laws about integration;integration; Analysis of the procedures and the processes for the definition and implementation of the policy programme about the immigrants’ integration;integration;Guidelines and recommendations for the improvement of the policy programme about the immigrants’ integration;Identification of the immigration associations and NGOs that operate within the Regional Governments concerned;Structure of immigrant association landscape:Structure of immigrant association landscape:

• Classification and data-processing of different typologies of associations, provenience, missions and roles;

• Data processing about the number of beneficiaries and their segmentation.



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RESULTS:

Study Report: the Analysis and Collection of good practices are making in the main sectors of:p g

– Housing: is a fundamental component of citizenship as it is also witnessed by immigration laws in some major EU Member States.

– Education: the level of education is of crucial importance for immigrants not j st to find a position in the labo r market b t also as an importantnot just to find a position in the labour market, but also as an important moment of socialization with the hosting culture and practices.

– Employment : is a crucial and complex problem in immigration, that spans from the over-representation of immigrants at lower skills jobs, p p g j ,where the level of local labour force supply is scarce, to work discrimination.

– Sanitary field: practices as regards the dissemination of knowledge of the basic types of sanitary assistance provided by the regionalthe basic types of sanitary assistance provided by the regional government.

– Social participation and security: volunteering is a form of social participation in which immigrants play an important role as active iti i ti th i l i f l th t b l t th icitizens in supporting the inclusion of people that belong to their same

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RESULTS:

Study report collecting the good practices about:role of the organizations concerned and experiences at regional- role of the organizations concerned and experiences at regional

and national level: how the NGO operates for the immigrants integration and how the immigrants’ associations are organised for th i i t ti i diff t E itheir integration in different European regions;- how immigrant associations, NGO s and the Research Centre for Immigration are involved in the decision making process at the g g pregional or national level.Evaluation of the benefits, limits and constraints of the identified policies and practices potential complementarities and conditionspolicies and practices, potential complementarities, and conditions for their adoption;Definition of monitoring processes to be associated to the identified good practices to support future adopters to assess their quality and effectiveness.



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RESULTS:

A Report where a model to support the immigrant’s integration is outlined. This model will stress the following aspects:outlined. This model will stress the following aspects:- what are the key issues that are to be managed for a better integration of the immigrant;

for each key issue which are the good practices that can be- for each key issue, which are the good practices that can be adopted and related constraints;- for each good practice, which are the recommendations for their effecti e implementationeffective implementation;- to improve implementation, a set of measurements are suggested and monitoring guidelines;- definition of standard quality assurance procedures to assess the quality of services provided to immigrants to contribute to the definition of a European level standard.



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RESULTS:

Creation of a local round table with immigrants’ associationsCreation of a local round table with immigrants associations, public authorities concerned, NGOs and other relevant actors;Identification of the relevant actions to be put in place to address th id tifi d i th b f th i i t ’ i t tithe identified issue on the base of the immigrants’ integration model;Definition of an action plan outlining which concrete actions are p gto be performed by each actor;Evaluation of results.

• Responsible: Fundacion Comunidad Valenciana and Regione Veneto



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OTHER BEST PRACTICES:EMPLOYMENT/TRAININGEMPLOYMENT/TRAINING



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SEATRAININGProgramme Leonardo da VinciSEATRAININGProgramme Leonardo da Vinci

Duration: 24 monthsStarting date: 1st November 2007Total budget: 437. 984€Community contribution: 326.298€ (74,5%)General Coordinator: FEPORTS

Comprehensive Training in European Leisure HarboursComprehensive Training in European Leisure Harbours

The project aims to create homogenised procedures for the participants in the capturing of managing personnel, to provide answers to the challenges that currently are put forth in its facilities, increasing the quality of services, the environmental awareness and the linguistic competencies of the participants



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TAXI DRIVERSTAXI DRIVERSTAXI DRIVERSProgramme Leonardo da VinciTAXI DRIVERSProgramme Leonardo da Vinci

Duration: 24 monthsStarting date: October 2006Total budget: 505 700€Total budget: 505.700€Community contribution: 341.347.5 (75%)General Coordinator: CIM Mondragón (ES)

Language Training for Taxi, Bus and Limousine DriversLanguage Training for Taxi, Bus and Limousine Drivers

The project aims to provide taxi, bus and limousine drivers with English language courses by meansof PDAs and intelligent telephones, in order to offer a solution for the communication problembetween the driver and the passenger.



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i-AFIELProgramme: e-Learningi-AFIELProgramme: e-Learning

Duration: 18 monthsStarting date: 1st February 2007Total budget: 263. 543€C it t ib ti 210 834€ (80%)Community contribution: 210.834€ (80%)General Coordinator: DG of Modernization of Valencian Government

Innovative Approaches for Full Inclusion in eInnovative Approaches for Full Inclusion in e--LearningLearning

The project aims the development of technological tools of eLearning and the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the complete implementation of eLearning Projects.



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