Publications

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

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Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

The European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination has published a new thematic report titled The Meaning of racial or ethnic origin in EU law: between stereotypes and identities and authored by Lilla Farkas, associate legal policy analyst at MPG and the network’s senior expert on racial or ethnic origin. It provides an in-depth analysis of the conceptual background of the ground of racial or ethnic origin as well as its practical interpretation by international as well as national courts. The report conceives of racial or ethnic origin as a single, composite and transversal conceptual category for the purposes of implementing anti-discrimination law, rather than considering them as separate grounds. It provides a highly relevant theoretical framework and a useful basis for practical legal interpretation in the void created by the lack of universally accepted definitions.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

Since 1995, MPG has acted as a leading independent ‘think-and-do tank’ resulting in lasting change at European, national and increasingly local level, notably. MPG’s highly engaged and multilingual team manages what is arguably the largest and most durable networks of civil society and experts on immigrant integration and anti-discrimination at national and local level in Europe. MPG applies the highest standards of research and stakeholder consultation to come up with innovative solutions and user-friendly tools. MPG has provided comparative evidence, tools, inspiration, dialogue and networks that policymakers and stakeholders have used extensively to create more ambitious and effective anti-discrimination laws, integration policies and legal immigration channels. At EU level, MPG’s work directly led to the adoption and implementation of anti-discrimination law on age, disability, race/ethnicity, religion/belief and sexual orientation (i.e. the 2000 Racial and Employment Equality Directives) and contributed greatly to the adoption and use of EU standards on integration. At national level, MPG’s work is directly responsible for the adoption and improvement of national anti-discrimination laws in all EU Member States and accession countries as well as the design of new policies and reforms in various areas, particularly in new and recent destinations in Central and Southern Europe. At local level, MPG’s tools and expertise are used by leading local actors to improve and open up their services to a diverse public. After 20 years in existence, 2015 was a turning point for MPG during these troubled times for European policymakers as its new leadership team developed new solutions to make integration and anti-discrimination a top priority. Our flagship initiatives—the European Equality Law Network, the European Website on Integration and the Migrant Integration Policy Index—allowed MPG to rapidly respond to new needs and policy debates. In addition, the Migration News Sheet – the best summary of European migration news since 1985 – was renewed in 2016, thanks to the support of UNHCR, IOM and its loyal subscribers. These projects provide the latest and best evidence on the development and effectiveness of legal migration, integration and anti-discrimination policies across all EU Member States and beyond. New initiatives were developed to grasp gaps in policy-oriented research and to move practitioners from discussion into action. In response to Europe’s refugee governance crisis, MPG launched its 6-year refugee integration evaluation tool in 16 EU Member States, led by the Polish Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) and two new MPG senior staff. This project has been extended the project to Turkey to provide the 1st-ever refugee integration monitoring in the country, in cooperation with IGAM, a strong new leader within Turkish civil society. Building on our pilot work on equality data, MPG and Human European Consultancy won and started the EC Equality Data Collection tender to gather data on the laws, availability and use of equality data on all discrimination grounds in all EU Member States, update the 2006 European Handbook on Equality Data and put forward recommendations to the EU on future actions. MPG also started an EU funded joint project on monitoring and combating hate speech, with the development of a specific application and training tools such as manuals and online courses. Moving from knowledge to action, MPG has started to work with a diversity of partners to develop innovative pilots on immigrant entrepreneurs (DELI), public procurement (BUYDIS) and the education of migrant and refugee pupils (SIRIUS). On 1 January 2016, after several years of preparation, MPG started to roll out promotional citizenship campaigns to get more EU and non-EU citizens to become politically active, voters and citizens in Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In mid-2016, SIRIUS received the necessary support to get on its way to become an independent legal entity with its own membership. MPG is solicited now more than ever as the Eurobarometer confirms that immigration has become the number one priority for the European public both at national and at EU level. MPG’s growing senior staff are regularly meeting with the European institutions, national government officials, foundations and EU/national NGOs. The increasing refugee arrivals and fears of radicalisation, terrorism and social mistrust are making governments and the public aware of the needs within their own societies and the inadequacies of their current policies to provide legal immigration channels, long-term integration investments for refugees and the 2nd generation and effective protections against discrimination both for immigrants and for other groups victimised by discrimination, hate and violence. This awareness has never been so widespread across all corners of Europe and so high on the political agenda. MPG’s evidence base and strategic advice have never been more relevant to promote policy reform and implementation at EU, national and local level.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A comparative analysis of the implementation of EU non-discrimination law in the EU Member States, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia and Turkey has been published by the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination. The Comparative analysis, drafted by Isabelle Chopin and Catharina Germaine (Migration Policy Group) draws from the information contained in the 35 country reports of the Network to provide a detailed overview of the state of transposition and implementation of the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) and of the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC) across Europe. On the basis of the provisions of the Directives, CJEU case-law and relevant principles and concepts, the Comparative analysis explores general trends across the EU Member States, candidate countries and EEA countries and highlights examples of good practice as well as issues of concern whether in legislation, case-law or practice. The information provided is up-to-date as of 1 January 2016.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

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Why do some immigrants naturalize and others not? While much of the literature emphasizes the importance of country of origin features and individual characteristics, there is surprisingly little systematic research on the relation between citizenship policies in destination countries and citizenship take-up among immigrants. Most research in this field draws on data from single country cases and has limited comparative scope. In this paper we analyze citizenship take-up among first generation immigrants in 16 European countries. We apply an explicit cross-national perspective and argue that immigrant naturalization in Europe is determined not only by country of origin features and individual characteristics, but also by the opportunity structure set by the citizenship laws in the countries of origin and destination. We show that more accessible citizenship policies matter little for immigrants from highly developed countries, particularly those with fewer years of residence, but matter significantly for immigrants from less developed countries. As the composition of immigrant populations and citizenship policies across Europe vary significantly, this comparative design is ideally suited to testing the relative importance of factors related to country of origin, individual background and legal opportunity structure. This article by Maarten Peter Vink, Tijana Prokic-Breuer and Jaap Dronkers uses MIPEX and is part of the Access to citizenship and its impact on immigrant integration (ACIT) project.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A comparative analysis of the implementation of EU non-discrimination law in the EU Member States, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia and Turkey has been published by the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination. The Comparative analysis, drafted by Isabelle Chopin and Catharina Germaine (Migration Policy Group) draws from the information contained in the 35 country reports of the Network to provide a detailed overview of the state of transposition and implementation of the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) and of the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC) across Europe. On the basis of the provisions of the Directives, CJEU case-law and relevant principles and concepts, the Comparative analysis explores general trends across the EU Member States, candidate countries and EEA countries and highlights examples of good practice as well as issues of concern whether in legislation, case-law or practice. The information provided is up-to-date as of 1 January 2015.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

The naturalisation of immigrants promotes democratic participation and societal integration, according to recent MPG research (ACIT) and a growing scientific literature on the topic. Studies are finding that national citizenship improves immigrants’ employment rate, income, housing situation, and participation in elections and other political actions. Naturalisation improves their perception in wider society. Naturalised immigrants are less likely to experience discrimination from employers, better legally protected against it, and more likely to report it. Naturalisation also advances immigrants’ rights and social inclusion. National citizenship is immigrants’ best guarantee of secure residence and equal rights. Restrictionists can take away rights from foreigners, but they cannot easily take away citizenship from naturalised immigrants. What’s more, the mobilisation of naturalised voters and their descendants is one effective response against the mobilisation of the far-right electorate. The more immigrants become citizens and can vote in elections, the more likely are politicians to listen to them and support inclusive policies. Immigrants can demand a place at the table as politicians negotiate the most difficult issues of our time, such as budget austerity, welfare cuts, education reform, and cultural, religious, and civil rights. Immigrants in most European countries simply do not count in national, regional or European elections. Lower levels of voter registration and turnout are certainly issues. While studies often find that citizens with an immigrant background are on average less likely to register or turn out to vote, their participation generally relates to their age and education level, increases over time, and varies over election cycles depending on their mobilisation around key election issues. Instead, the major unaddressed issue is that most first generation immigrants are not even eligible to vote at most levels. Only naturalised citizens can vote in regional elections in most countries or in national elections in nearly all countries. Low levels of naturalisation and electoral participation among immigrants emerge as major contributors to the democratic deficit in Europe’s countries of immigration. The disenfranchisement of immigrants is perhaps the major issue undermining democratic legitimacy in Western Europe. Current voting initiatives around election time do not address this structural democratic deficit. Unlike in traditional countries of immigration, most immigrants in European countries do not naturalise and thus do not count in national elections. ACIT found that in 2008 only one in three first-generation immigrants had naturalised in the EU-27 or EU-15 countries. As such, most immigrants remain ineligible to vote in regional, national and European elections. As countries facilitate their citizenship laws and procedures, immigrants are not sufficiently seizing these opportunities to have their voices heard. Given this democratic deficit and the research suggesting how to fix it, it is surprising that so few integration actors in Europe are promoting naturalisation and electoral participation. Our ACIT research found that naturalisation is promoted by very few national governments or NGOs. Most promotional measures are few and poor-quality, even in countries with liberal naturalisation laws. NGOs do not advocate naturalisation for several reasons. Citizenship may be dismissed as a ‘luxury’ issue that is less important than humanitarian causes like fighting for a legal status and decent life for vulnerable groups. Advocating naturalisation may also be denounced as ‘assimilation.’ Progressive actors in Europe often prefer to talk about long-term goals of EU citizenship and national voting rights for all foreigners—but usually settle for local voting rights. As a result, immigrants are rarely encouraged to naturalise or defend immigrants’ interests in elections. Instead, integration actors work ‘on their behalf’ on issues such as their employment, language, and education and ignore underlying power issues. This approach is short-sighted. The far right in Europe is paying close attention to power issues and has successfully restricted many countries’ naturalisation and integration policies. Integration actors cannot have inclusive integration and social policies without promoting immigrant naturalisation and electoral participation at regional and national level, where most integration and social policies are decided. Where the legislation is favourable, governments and NGOs should seize the opportunity to inform, encourage, and support immigrants to become citizens and voters. Full citizenship is within reach for many immigrants in Europe and this project aims to show that ‘citizenship campaigns’ can stimulate the political participation of immigrants as citizens. A transnational network of practitioners will build and test a best practice model through local multi-stakeholder campaigns in Europe that aim to inform and encourage thousands of immigrants to become citizens, register to vote, participate in politics and turn out for elections. These campaigns will create the missing constituency on immigrant citizenship in cities and countries across Europe. These diverse coalitions can expand future campaigns to other cities and the regional and national level. An internationally-recognised best practice will also promote the idea at European level and in other countries. A campaign will also indirectly facilitate advocacy. Working with immigrants on-the-ground raises stakeholders’ awareness of legal and procedural barriers to naturalisation and voter participation. The coalition can then come up with solutions, drawing on common tools such as MIPEX and ACIT’s indicators and new international standards for naturalisation laws and practices.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

In the framework of the 2011-2012 Migrant Voices project, MPG developed a benchmarking tool on diversity in political parties. This tool is now being used and refined in a project on Diversity in Political Parties’ Programmes, Organisation and Representation (DivPol), funded by the European Integration Fund. The benchmark contains six themes to be mainstreamed across political parties’ diversity initiatives: Voters; Members; Candidates; Leaders; Employees; and Suppliers. It allows political parties to measure the level of performance from basic to lower intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced and to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party.

In the framework of the 2011-2012 Migrant Voices project, MPG developed a benchmarking tool on diversity in political parties. This tool is now being used and refined in a project on Diversity in Political Parties’ Programmes, Organisation and Representation (DivPol), funded by the European Integration Fund. The benchmark contains six themes to be mainstreamed across political parties’ diversity initiatives: Voters; Members; Candidates; Leaders; Employees; and Suppliers. It allows political parties to measure the level of performance from basic to lower intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced and to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party.

In the framework of the 2011-2012 Migrant Voices project, MPG developed a benchmarking tool on diversity in political parties. This tool is now being used and refined in a project on Diversity in Political Parties’ Programmes, Organisation and Representation (DivPol), funded by the European Integration Fund. The benchmark contains six themes to be mainstreamed across political parties’ diversity initiatives: Voters; Members; Candidates; Leaders; Employees; and Suppliers. It allows political parties to measure the level of performance from basic to lower intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced and to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party.

In the framework of the 2011-2012 Migrant Voices project, MPG developed a benchmarking tool on diversity in political parties. This tool is now being used and refined in a project on Diversity in Political Parties’ Programmes, Organisation and Representation (DivPol), funded by the European Integration Fund. The benchmark contains six themes to be mainstreamed across political parties’ diversity initiatives: Voters; Members; Candidates; Leaders; Employees; and Suppliers. It allows political parties to measure the level of performance from basic to lower intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced and to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

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A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Integration policies in Croatia, FYROM, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are barely halfway favourable for societal integration, scoring below the European average and alongside other ‘new’ immigration countries in MIPEX, such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic. Newcomers in these countries will face slightly more obstacles than opportunities to participate in society. These countries are at different stages of their EU accession, with Croatia as the newest Member State. Interestingly, the policies that could contribute the most to integration are EU law-driven – anti-discrimination legislation in the case of Serbia and FYROM, family reunion policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and long-term residence in Croatia. Despite these improvements, the conditions in law are undermined by authorities’ rather discretionary procedures in all four countries, a problem across Central and Eastern Europe. In addition to the negative impact of this uncertainty on integration, newcomers critically lack many basic citizenship, education and political opportunities that are becoming best practice across Europe

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

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A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Why do some immigrants naturalize and others not? While much of the literature emphasizes the importance of country of origin features and individual characteristics, there is surprisingly little systematic research on the relation between citizenship policies in destination countries and citizenship take-up among immigrants. Most research in this field draws on data from single country cases and has limited comparative scope. In this paper we analyze citizenship take-up among first generation immigrants in 16 European countries. We apply an explicit cross-national perspective and argue that immigrant naturalization in Europe is determined not only by country of origin features and individual characteristics, but also by the opportunity structure set by the citizenship laws in the countries of origin and destination. We show that more accessible citizenship policies matter little for immigrants from highly developed countries, particularly those with fewer years of residence, but matter significantly for immigrants from less developed countries. As the composition of immigrant populations and citizenship policies across Europe vary significantly, this comparative design is ideally suited to testing the relative importance of factors related to country of origin, individual background and legal opportunity structure. This article by Maarten Peter Vink, Tijana Prokic-Breuer and Jaap Dronkers uses MIPEX and is part of the Access to citizenship and its impact on immigrant integration (ACIT) project.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

The research project ‘Access to Citizenship and its Impact on Immigrant Integration (ACIT) has compared how European states regulate the acquisition of citizenship and the impact of citizenship on the socio-economic and political participation of immigrants. All results of the project are accessible on the EUDO CITIZENSHIP observatory at www. eudo-citizenship.eu. The project was financially supported by the European Fund for the Integration of Non-EU immigrants (European Commission Grant Agreement: HOME/2010/ EIFX/CA/1774). The five consortium partners who carried out the project jointly are: the European University Institute, the Migration Policy Group (Brussels), University College Dublin, University of Edinburgh and Maastricht University. In its 18-month programme (from October 2011 to April 2013), ACIT developed four sets of citizenship indicators on citizenship laws (CITLAW), their implementation (CITIMP), and their impact on acquisition rates (CITACQ) and integration policies (CITINT) in all 27 EU Member States and accession candidate and EEA countries (Croatia, Iceland, FYROM Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey). Ten EU Member States (Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom) were selected for in-depth case studies because of their large immigrant and foreign populations, diverse citizenship laws and particularly high or low acquisition rates. National stakeholder roundtables were organised by NGO/think-tank partners in these 10 countries (in Vienna, Tallinn, Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Dublin, Rome, Lisbon, Barcelona, London). Simultaneously with the ACIT project, EUDO CITIZENSHIP has expanded and updated its national and international legal databases and country reports. ACIT made the first-ever impact assessment of citizenship laws in each country and across Europe. The findings compare the impact of legal rules with that of societal factors such as origin, residence duration, gender, age and social status. In addition to databases, graphic tools for the four indicator strands and national reports research results are disseminated in ten national handbooks and four comparative analytical reports based on the indicators. Academic researchers, government and civil society now have access to comprehensive data, comparative analyses and practical guidelines on how to evaluate the outcomes of citizenship policies, set targets and good governance standards, and assess the prospective impact of policy changes. ACIT contributes thereby to evidence-based policies and more effective practices for integration and acquisition of citizenship by creating authoritative, comprehensive and easy-to-use databases, which foster European information exchange and cooperation. The present report presents short summaries of main results based on the CITLAW, CITIMP, CITACQ and CITINT indicators as well as an EU module with policy standards and recommendations.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

This eBook published by the European Union Democracy Observatory features an article by MPG Director Jan Niessen on The Participation of Immigrants in Political Processes and Institutions. Description In this publication, academics, policy-makers, and representatives of civil society explore the history and nature of migrant political participation in Europe and consider policy options for remedying the democratic deficit in light of the political realities of modern Europe. The contributors provide a comprehensive discussion of inclusive democracy in the European Union, considering principles of democracy, conceptions of national and EU citizenship, and the political and institutional practicalities of national and European policy change. The first section brings together contributions from the 2011 Dissemination Conference organised by the European Union Democracy Observatory and co-funded by the European Commission (Lifelong Learning Programme, Jean Monnet action) on Inclusive Democracy in Europe. The second section of the eBook exhibits the EUDO CITIZENSHIP Forum Debate on the voting rights of second-country nationals in the European Union. Contributors to the debate examine the contradictory nature of two of the fundamental rights of EU citizenship: the right to free movement and the right to participate in the political life of one’s country of residence. Those who exercise their right to free movement sometimes forfeit their right to vote in national elections in their country of origin but are also disenfranchised in their country of residence.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Why do some immigrants naturalize and others not? While much of the literature emphasizes the importance of country of origin features and individual characteristics, there is surprisingly little systematic research on the relation between citizenship policies in destination countries and citizenship take-up among immigrants. Most research in this field draws on data from single country cases and has limited comparative scope. In this paper we analyze citizenship take-up among first generation immigrants in 16 European countries. We apply an explicit cross-national perspective and argue that immigrant naturalization in Europe is determined not only by country of origin features and individual characteristics, but also by the opportunity structure set by the citizenship laws in the countries of origin and destination. We show that more accessible citizenship policies matter little for immigrants from highly developed countries, particularly those with fewer years of residence, but matter significantly for immigrants from less developed countries. As the composition of immigrant populations and citizenship policies across Europe vary significantly, this comparative design is ideally suited to testing the relative importance of factors related to country of origin, individual background and legal opportunity structure. This article by Maarten Peter Vink, Tijana Prokic-Breuer and Jaap Dronkers uses MIPEX and is part of the Access to citizenship and its impact on immigrant integration (ACIT) project.

The Migration Policy Group has published a toolkit for political parties to evaluate their efforts to integrate persons with a migrant background into their ranks and formulate detailed plans to mainstream diversity in their party Political parties’ integration and diversity policies are often described and compared, and are widely publicised. Much less is known, however, about the measures which can be taken by parties to incorporate people with a migrant background into their own operations. Aiming to remedy this, the Migration Policy Group has prepared a toolkit, Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity, containing an assessment and benchmarking tool developed on the basis of MPG’s extensive experience of working with local authorities and private sector organisations.

Summary A new thematic report on anti-discrimination and equality laws in the US, Canada, South Africa and India has been published by the European Network of Legal Experts in the field of discrimination. This publication, authored by Sandra Fredman, compares and contrasts anti-discrimination and equality laws in those countries, giving some inspiration to future development of EU anti-discrimination laws. Description The study begins with a brief description of the historical and social context of each of the jurisdictions. US equality law has been fundamentally influenced by its history of slavery; Indian law by the heritage of caste; South Africa by the need to heal the wounds of apartheid; and Canada by its linguistic and First Nation minorities. Part II further details sources of equality law. Part III considers the protected characteristics or grounds in each jurisdiction whereas Parts IV and V of the report examines the material and personal scope of equality laws. Part VI provides definitions of equality as in all four jurisdictions, there has been an important recognition that equality means more than treating likes alike. Affirmation and justifications are addressed in Parts VII and VIII. Finally the conclusion briefly sketches the similarities and difference between EU law and the four jurisdictions examined in the report, focussing on sources of EU non-discrimination law, grounds, coverage, who is bound, definitions of equality including affirmative action, and justification defences. It should be noted that the report does not cover remedies, enforcement mechanisms, or equality bodies.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

In the framework of the project “Awareness-raising in the areas of non-discrimination and equality targeted at civil society organisations” (VT/2010/007), the Migration Policy Group, together with Human European Consultancy (HEC), designed and produced specific training material (training modules and training manuals) and seminars that aim at strengthening the capacity of NGOs to deal with non-discrimination and equality. All grounds protected by Directive 2000/43/EC and Directive 2000/78/EC were covered and gender-related aspects was mainstreamed into all activities. The overall goal of the project was to improve the impact and effectiveness of civil society organisations with regard to the implementation of equality and non-discrimination legislation and policy by conducting EU training seminars and series of national awareness raising seminars in 32 European countries (all 27 EU except Luxembourg, and Croatia, Norway, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey). This training manual builds upon previous EU-funded training projects “Mapping capacity of civil society dealing with anti-discrimination” in 2004 and “Capacity Building of Civil Society dealing with Anti-Discrimination” in 2006. It is intended to be used by national trainers conducting national training seminars and to assist NGOs in their work to promote equality and non-discrimination. The manual present the EU legal framework, including an overview of the general principle and sources of EU law which are relevant to non-discrimination, as well as the role of EU institutions and bodies and agencies in promoting and ensuring non-discrimination and equality. It also describes the importance of the role of NGOs in developing and implementing policy and legislation in the field of no-discrimination and equality. During the preparation of this manual, an assessment was carried out in all 32 countries involved in the project, aiming to identify the national needs and specificities. As a result national trainers were trained in modules which reflected the national needs and national context identified during the needs assessment phase: Collecting information and planning action Monitoring Advocacy Partnerships Media Situation testing Codes of conduct The manual contains specific sections on each of these topics, forming the core of the training manual. Each file below also includes a document on national context material. The training manual is available in English and in the national languages of the target countries.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Summary A new thematic report from the European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field, titled “Age and Employment” is published. This report, written by Declan O’Dempsey and Anna Beale, supervised by Mark Freedland, is published by the European Commission and examines some practical aspects of the implementation of the prohibition of age discrimination by reporting States Description The report considers how the different ways in which the various exception, or potential exceptions, to the principle of equal treatment are phrased in the Directive have influenced national legislation on age discrimination. The framework of EU law prohibiting age discrimination, as created by Article 19 TFEU and Directive 2000/78/EC on Employment Equality (‘the Directive’), is unique in European discrimination law. It provides for a broader range of exceptions to the principle of equal treatment than is permitted in connection with any other protected characteristic. In particular, the Directive provides that direct discrimination on grounds of age may be justified; whereas direct discrimination on any other of the grounds covered by the Directive may not. This creates an inherent vulnerability at the heart of the prohibition of age discrimination, and means that a careful balance has to be struck in order to ensure that the prohibition is meaningful. It points towards the need for consistent guidance on the facts of ageing being made centrally available so that the prohibition can be applied with some consistency in identical factual situations in different member States. The report is available to download below.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Refugee integration in Turkey has moved from the periphery to the centre of policy and social debates. The country has been a polite host for several millions of people seeking asylum. Many of the Syrians, Iraqi, Iranians, Afghans or Somali arrived because they need international protection. Turkey, drawing on its past experiences, prepared to accommodate its guests temporarily. However, the realities of the prolonged conflicts in their home countries and their long-term stay in Turkey have gradually changed these short-term plans. Turkey has transformed over time into a potential new home for millions of people in need of protection, a perspective that seemed to be unimaginable before. Turkey is still at the beginning of this process of transformation and faced with many dilemmas. This Refugee Integration Evaluation Tool aims to provide evidence on the current state of legislation, policies and practice in diverse areas relevant for the integration of beneficiaries in Turkey. This publication is bilingual, starting with the findings in Turkish and followed by the English version.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

This training manual for diversity management has been prepared for the European Commission in the framework of the “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Training VT 006/009” project, set up and funded by the European Commission. The manual is designed to accompany and support the diversity management component of the project. This component targets companies in all the 27 countries of he European Union and in Turkey, as well as managers and staff of employers’ organizations. In addition, there is a broader audience of trainers, consultants and others interested in Diversity Management for which this manual can be of use. The reader will find in section 1 an introduction to diversity management as a discipline. In Europe Diversity Management is still a young discipline. The manual gives an overview of the subject, offers a definition of the subject and describes the benefits accruing from implementing Diversity Management. Section 2 focuses on practical applications of Diversity Management by showing how companies can initiate change processes towards optimum diversity management. A self assessment tool, the Diversity Audit, enables a company to check itself. The example of a Charter of Diversity shows how companies can network around the topic Diversity. Real case studies illustrate steps undertaken by several European companies in the right direction. To assist readers the manual also proposes ways of conducting company internal workshops for different target groups on the topic of Diversity Management. Section 3 gives further information in the form of a suggested reading list and websites dealing with Diversity Management in Europe.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Article by Thomas Huddleston ‘Entre minima et maxima: un état des lieux de la construction d’une politique’ published in ProAsile Description Les institutions européennes se trouvent actuellement dans une période de transition en ce qui concerne l’immigration. De nombreuses réformes ont été faites, principalement durant les quatre dernières années avec le programme de travail de La Haye, et d’autres sont à venir avec la ratification du Traité de Lisbonne et le programme de travail de Stockholm à la fin de 2009. C’est donc le moment idéal pour repenser la politique européenne des affaires intérieures et de la justice. L’objectif de cet article est de brosser un rapide état des lieux de la situation actuelle. Il commencera par la description des normes européennes et du cadre légal en matière d’égalité des chances. Ensuite, les éléments de bonne pratique et de coopération mis en place par les autorités européennes seront abordés.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

Cities all over Europe are playing host to increasingly diverse populations. It is also in cities that the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity are felt most immediately. Whether in Malmö or Milan, practitioners developing local integration policies and practices are confronted by many similar questions. However, the solutions they formulate and the governance arrangements they choose are developed within potentially very different local – and national – parameters. It was with an awareness of the existence of common challenges, and with an appreciation for the diversity of approaches adopted in different cities, that the INTI-Cities project was designed. The aim was to provide a platform for municipal integration experts to meet with counterparts in other cities and find inspiration in approaches to local integration policy taken elsewhere. The ambition was to organise this exchange in an intensive and focused way. To this end, the project chose to implement a peer review process based on a common benchmark and standardised methodology. The INTI-Cities peer-reviews represented an intensive learning experience both for the reviewers and for the cities under review. With this publication, we attempt to share the wealth of learning that was generated through the project, reflecting on peer-reviews as a tool for mutual learning, and on the lessons learnt about how cities can set up appropriate structures for successful integration governance. The publication is available for download below in several languages.

Cities all over Europe are playing host to increasingly diverse populations. It is also in cities that the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity are felt most immediately. Whether in Malmö or Milan, practitioners developing local integration policies and practices are confronted by many similar questions. However, the solutions they formulate and the governance arrangements they choose are developed within potentially very different local – and national – parameters. It was with an awareness of the existence of common challenges, and with an appreciation for the diversity of approaches adopted in different cities, that the INTI-Cities project was designed. The aim was to provide a platform for municipal integration experts to meet with counterparts in other cities and find inspiration in approaches to local integration policy taken elsewhere. The ambition was to organise this exchange in an intensive and focused way. To this end, the project chose to implement a peer review process based on a common benchmark and standardised methodology. The INTI-Cities peer-reviews represented an intensive learning experience both for the reviewers and for the cities under review. With this publication, we attempt to share the wealth of learning that was generated through the project, reflecting on peer-reviews as a tool for mutual learning, and on the lessons learnt about how cities can set up appropriate structures for successful integration governance. The publication is available for download below in several languages.

Cities all over Europe are playing host to increasingly diverse populations. It is also in cities that the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity are felt most immediately. Whether in Malmö or Milan, practitioners developing local integration policies and practices are confronted by many similar questions. However, the solutions they formulate and the governance arrangements they choose are developed within potentially very different local – and national – parameters. It was with an awareness of the existence of common challenges, and with an appreciation for the diversity of approaches adopted in different cities, that the INTI-Cities project was designed. The aim was to provide a platform for municipal integration experts to meet with counterparts in other cities and find inspiration in approaches to local integration policy taken elsewhere. The ambition was to organise this exchange in an intensive and focused way. To this end, the project chose to implement a peer review process based on a common benchmark and standardised methodology. The INTI-Cities peer-reviews represented an intensive learning experience both for the reviewers and for the cities under review. With this publication, we attempt to share the wealth of learning that was generated through the project, reflecting on peer-reviews as a tool for mutual learning, and on the lessons learnt about how cities can set up appropriate structures for successful integration governance. The publication is available for download below in several languages.

Cities all over Europe are playing host to increasingly diverse populations. It is also in cities that the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity are felt most immediately. Whether in Malmö or Milan, practitioners developing local integration policies and practices are confronted by many similar questions. However, the solutions they formulate and the governance arrangements they choose are developed within potentially very different local – and national – parameters. It was with an awareness of the existence of common challenges, and with an appreciation for the diversity of approaches adopted in different cities, that the INTI-Cities project was designed. The aim was to provide a platform for municipal integration experts to meet with counterparts in other cities and find inspiration in approaches to local integration policy taken elsewhere. The ambition was to organise this exchange in an intensive and focused way. To this end, the project chose to implement a peer review process based on a common benchmark and standardised methodology. The INTI-Cities peer-reviews represented an intensive learning experience both for the reviewers and for the cities under review. With this publication, we attempt to share the wealth of learning that was generated through the project, reflecting on peer-reviews as a tool for mutual learning, and on the lessons learnt about how cities can set up appropriate structures for successful integration governance. The publication is available for download below in several languages.

Cities all over Europe are playing host to increasingly diverse populations. It is also in cities that the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity are felt most immediately. Whether in Malmö or Milan, practitioners developing local integration policies and practices are confronted by many similar questions. However, the solutions they formulate and the governance arrangements they choose are developed within potentially very different local – and national – parameters. It was with an awareness of the existence of common challenges, and with an appreciation for the diversity of approaches adopted in different cities, that the INTI-Cities project was designed. The aim was to provide a platform for municipal integration experts to meet with counterparts in other cities and find inspiration in approaches to local integration policy taken elsewhere. The ambition was to organise this exchange in an intensive and focused way. To this end, the project chose to implement a peer review process based on a common benchmark and standardised methodology. The INTI-Cities peer-reviews represented an intensive learning experience both for the reviewers and for the cities under review. With this publication, we attempt to share the wealth of learning that was generated through the project, reflecting on peer-reviews as a tool for mutual learning, and on the lessons learnt about how cities can set up appropriate structures for successful integration governance. The publication is available for download below in several languages.

Cities all over Europe are playing host to increasingly diverse populations. It is also in cities that the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity are felt most immediately. Whether in Malmö or Milan, practitioners developing local integration policies and practices are confronted by many similar questions. However, the solutions they formulate and the governance arrangements they choose are developed within potentially very different local – and national – parameters. It was with an awareness of the existence of common challenges, and with an appreciation for the diversity of approaches adopted in different cities, that the INTI-Cities project was designed. The aim was to provide a platform for municipal integration experts to meet with counterparts in other cities and find inspiration in approaches to local integration policy taken elsewhere. The ambition was to organise this exchange in an intensive and focused way. To this end, the project chose to implement a peer review process based on a common benchmark and standardised methodology. The INTI-Cities peer-reviews represented an intensive learning experience both for the reviewers and for the cities under review. With this publication, we attempt to share the wealth of learning that was generated through the project, reflecting on peer-reviews as a tool for mutual learning, and on the lessons learnt about how cities can set up appropriate structures for successful integration governance. The publication is available for download below in several languages.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants Description The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ civic participation in Warsaw on 4 September. This background paper provides an overview of existing international and European legal standards, political commitments at European level, national policies in Europe, and finally a literature review of existing comparative European research on policy implementation and immigrant outcomes.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.

A leading independent, non-profit think tank founded in 1995, the Migration Policy Group has a long-standing commitment to effecting durable change in today’s societies. Known for its ability to influence the political agenda and provoke debate, MPG has played a key role in the fields of anti-discrimination, immigration and integration since its inception. Its work has helped bring about lasting change at both European and national levels, notably the adoption of European legislation and policy change in MPG’s areas of expertise. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, MPG is renewing its commitment to quality independent research, expert policy analysis, network building, advocacy, benchmarking and training. Its key areas of work will continue to be: monitoring the correct transposition and implementation of the European anti-discrimination directives, providing trainings to civil society organisations, and building the necessary tools to fight all forms of discrimination developing indicators to monitor countries’ integration and immigration legislation and policies, and identifying the most effective approaches providing high quality research and analysis, allowing the comparison of legislation and policies in order to develop comprehensive recommendations maintaining its effective working relationships with an extensive network of experts in more than 50 countries, in addition to a variety of partners including civil society organisations, academics, activists, researchers, policymakers, and governmental and quasi-governmental organisations at both national and international levels. Headquartered in Brussels, MPG is proud of its close-knit team of highly engaged, multilingual and multidisciplinary experts. The strong commitment to diversity apparent in its work is further demonstrated by the broad range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds represented among its board members, staff and associates. MPG’s work is financed through a combination of grants, project funding and contracts, awarded by a range of public and private bodies including charitable foundations, the European institutions, inter-governmental agencies, and national governments.