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A Task Force on Integration has been launched in Greece, to ensure integration of non-EU nationals into their host society, in cooperation with the Commission. As emphasised by the Pact, a successful integration and inclusion policy is essential to an effective migration system.

Almost 5,000 unaccompanied minors were rescued from the streets thanks to this pioneering EU-backed programme. NERM has received much praise for its contribution and was awarded the second place at the 2023 European Crime Prevention Award. Find out how it helps keep migrant children in Greece safe.

This year’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) offers a venue to directly approach those most concerned by integration policies and discuss how a host country can start to feel like home. The EC’s Task Force Migration Management hosted a panel on the integration of refugees.

DG HOME colleagues helped to organise a third job fair for asylum seekers in Lesvos, Greece on May 4.

These job fairs, co-organised with UNHCR, include mapping of potential candidates, tuition for target candidates on preparing their CVs, papers and also interview preparation. Information sessions

From April 2021 to February 2023, the EU has provided 25.3 million EUR under an Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) to support Greece’s health system during the COVID 19 pandemic.

The relocation scheme puts the European Union’s values and core priorities of migration policy in action - to care for vulnerable people and promote their well-being.

The programme 'Hellenic Integration Support for Beneficiaries of International Protection (HELIOS)' helps people to become part of a new community when they have been granted asylum, also known as international protection.

Two years ago, when fires destroyed the camp in Moria, Europe responded rapidly as countries sent aid to help the host community on Lesvos. The European Commission funded transfers of asylum seekers to the mainland.

As part of its comprehensive approach on migration, the EU helps its countries to put in place an effective system for sustainable migration management based on solidarity and responsibility sharing.