Europe

Adapting to new cultures

Date: 12/06/2010 - 08:30

VIETNAMESE Tran Thi Ngoc Diep had a shock when she arrived in Brussels in 2001 to marry her Flemish fiance.

The 34-year-old from a traditional Ho Chi Minh City family discovered that the Belgian tradition was to greet new acquaintances with three kisses on the cheek.

This level of intimacy took her by complete surprise, but she felt she had to reciprocate 'because I live in Brussels - I feel accepted when I accept their culture'.

EU: Council meeting agrees draft regulation on social security entitlements

Date: 09/06/2010 - 09:26

The Council agreed on a draft regulation designed to ensure that third country nationals who are legally resident in the EU and who are in a cross-border situation are subject to the same rules for
coordinating social security entitlements as European citizens (10442/10). Proposal for a Council Regulation is attached.

EU: Council conclusion on the follow up to the European Pact on Immigation and Asylum

Date: 09/06/2010 - 09:18

Synthesis Report on Unaccompanied Minors in the European Union

Date: 10/05/2010 - 15:57

This EMN Synthesis Report summarises the main findings of National Reports produced by twenty-two of the EMN National Contact Points (EMN NCPs) from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Open letter to the 4th EU Ministerial Conference on Integration

Date: 14/04/2010 - 12:58

On the occasion of the forthcoming 4th Ministerial Conference on the Integration of Immigrants, the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW), representing migrant women’s organisations in 20 countries of the European Union (EU), calls on the Ministers attending the 4th Ministerial Conference on the Integration of Immigrants in Zaragoza, Spain on 15-16 April 2010 to look particularly at the situation of migrant women as key social and economic actors in the integration of immigrants.

 

Migration and Integration based on Rights and Dignity

Date: 08/04/2010 - 13:22

In view of the Ministerial Conference on Integration (15-16.04.10, Zaragoza) and of the third European Integration Forum (24-25.06.10, Brussels), SOLIDAR calls for a strong focus on issues linking migration and employment as we believe that having a clear and comprehensive political and legal framework concerning migrant workers rights is paramount amongst the challenges to be faced in order to enhance the integration of non-EU citizens. Read SOLIDAR’s view

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