Migrant integration news

Malta launched its Integration strategy and action plan 2025 - 2030. This is the second integration strategy for Malta, with the first running from 2018 to 2023.

The Swedish government announced the development of an "integration barometer" to regularly measure differences between people born in the country and people born abroad that are relevant to integration policy.

Since the outbreak of the ongoing aggression against Ukraine by Russia in 2022, almost 136 000 people, predominantly women, children, and older adults, have been granted temporary protection in Slovakia. A recent research project by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), conducted in cooperation ...

The Danish government presented a new action plan comprising 36 new initiatives designed to reduce incidents of racism and strengthen civil society efforts to do so, as well as to promote research on the topic. This long-awaited action plan follows the action plan for ethnic equality of 2010.

The arrival of thousands of children from Ukraine in Czech schools, since the outbreak of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is posing unprecedented challenges for the education system. Several recent studies provide nuanced insights into how these students are adapting to the ...

Third-country nationals (TCNs) applying for a National Residence Card or an EU Residence Card in Hungary are now required to pass a Hungarian cultural knowledge exam to demonstrate their understanding of the country's social coexistence norms.

The Swedish government adopted a new action plan to combat racism and hate crime.

Lisbon City Council (CML) approved the development of a new digital platform to facilitate the integration of migrants into the city's labour market.

The Swedish government adopted a new integration policy objective. This follows the publication of a report by a government inquiry on the country's integration policy (Utredningen om en målstyrd integrationspolitik), tasked with proposing a new objective.

The Government of Finland added new regulations to the reformed Integration Act that entered into force at the beginning of 2025.

The Czech Labour Office launched the Integration into the Labour Market and Support for Foreigners in the Czech Republic project at the end of 2024.

The Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), reached significant milestones in providing primary healthcare and psychosocial support through the Hippocrates I programme.

The Slovak government adopted the Second Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for an Inclusive Approach in Education for the Years 2025–2027 in December 2024. This action plan was developed based on the Strategy for an Inclusive Approach in Education until 2030.

Lithuania adopted a strategic plan to improve migrant integration, including 2 new thematic focuses under which programmes will be developed by April 2025: sociocultural integration and mental health support.

Data provided by the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security in Portugal show that foreign workers' contributions to Portugal's social security system are already sufficient to fund 17% of national pensions and retirements.

The International Organization for Migration in Lithuania (IOM Lithuania) completed another round of Lithuanian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine. Over the past 2 years 451 participants have joined these courses, aimed at helping refugees integrate into society and access ...

The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migration in Spain, through the State Secretariat for Migration, approved the 'GECCO Order' for the employment of foreign workers at their origin and circular migration programmes for the year 2025.

On 11 December 2024 a new law - Law No. 187/2024 - was published which introduces urgent provisions concerning the entry of foreign workers into Italy, protection and assistance for victims of labour exploitation once in Italy, management of migration flows, international protection, and related jud

The number of immigrant students in Portuguese schools has increased by 160% over the last 5 years, according to data from recently published OECD report 'Education at a Glance 2024'. The national Ministry of Education is preparing a set of mechanisms for schools to better promote the ...