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Key findings for Greece

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Tool to compare, analyse, and improveintegration policy

Do all residents have equal rights, responsibilities and

opportunities to help them improve their integration

outcomes?

Benchmark policies and implementation measures, according

to European & international standards on Equal Treatment

Public Quick Reference Guide

Debate government objectives, progress, and results

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Largest and most rigorous study of its kind(148 policy indicators)

7 Policy Areas for immigrants to participate in society:

1) Labourmarketmobility* 2) Familyreunion* 3) Education

4) Politicalparticipation* 5) Long-termresidence*

6) Accesstonationality 7) Anti-discrimination

Covers 27 EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Canada,

United States ofAmerica

7 comparative research partners worked on policy indicators 100+ national independent legal experts answer and peer

review, all based on policies passed by 31 May 2010

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Key Findings

Just 50%:

Halfway favourable

Politicalwillcounts,

morethantradition

Policiessimilar&

strongwithEU law

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GR +10: Improves

mostofanycountry

with3 laws

Willreformsbewell

implemented&

impactintegration?

Whatotherpolicy

weaknessesmay

underminenew

strengths?

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20th

13th

21st

19th

17th

24th

16th

18th

GR @ EU Average;

behindestablished

migrationcountries;

in-betweenES/PT/IT&MT/CY

Stronger: Citizenship,

(likeEU15)

Average: Education,

Politicalpart (EU12)

Weaker: LMM, FreU,

LTR, AD,below

strongEUaverage,

sinceGR minimum

access/conditions

out-of-touchwith

societalrealities

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Education

InGR, Legal Access

atalllevels (asinhalf)

Notallmigrantpupilsentitledto

ongoingassistanceas

inestablished

migrationcountries

Migrantlanguages&

interculturaled.could

opentoallpupils (e.g.

ES,PT)

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Political participationLaw 3838 opensmajor

reform,limitedopportunities

(+15),likenewmig.countries

Anyimplementation&

effectsinNov. 2010 election?

Majorweakness:structural

supportformigrantcivil

society (seePT,ES)

Bodiesweakerthanmost,

needmigrantrep./leadership

GRoneoffewwithlocal

butnonationalmigrantbody

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Law 3838 x2 score: 3rd worst

toEU15 average (likeDE,FR)

MIPEXusedtoinformchange

FollowEUreformtrends/

objectivesonshortresidence,

dualnationality,iussoli

Limitdiscretion:timelimits,Citz. AcquisitionCommissions

Implementation&effects?

Access to Nationality

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GRnaturalisationremainsone

ofmost expensive gambles

Cost/discretion trade-off: cost

effectiveformigrants,state?

Morerealistic 700,not 1500,

EUs 4th highest,lowerin 23

Reasoneddecision:common/

constitutionalpractice,still

securityscores 7/100

Independentappeal (in 20)

Limitedwithdrawal (18)

...To meet citizenship criteria,

what earlierobstacles to legal

integratio

n?

http://eudo-citizenship.eu 2010

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Labour market mobility

Onceinjob,legalworkersrights

&generalsupport

Slightlyunfavourableaccesstoget&keepjob&legalstatus

Nomeasuresagainstmigrants

additionaljobvulnerabilities

BehindaverageEuropean

country (esp.inSouth)

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Anti-discriminationBeforenaturalisation,

migrantsfaceadditional

discriminationbasedon

nationality (unlikein 15)

MostlyonlytheEU

Minimumstandards

Noexplicitprotections

fromracialprofiling

Noclassactions (14)

Noalternative

mechanisms (19)

Limitedrolesfor

Ombudsmantohelp

victimsaccessjustice (13)

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Countriesoftenchose

similarstrengths&

weaknessesforboth

EUlawcreatesbasic

security/rights (e.g.GR)

GRrestrictsaccessto

securestatusmorethan

EUaverages,neighbours

thatgiveclearerpathto

legalintegration

GR: Littlechangedsince

created (Note:Sept 2010)

Family reunion, Long-termresidence & their conditions

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Effects: Long-TermResidence

Eurostatstatistics

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Areas of weaknessfor legal integration

Despitebelow-average

labourmarketpolicies,

highestecon.resource

requirements (just AT,CY)

Mostcountriesuse

equalresponsibilitiesas

benchmarkwithnationals

Mostdonotrequirejob;

insteadbasichousehold

incomearoundpoverty

lineorminimumwage

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Areas of weaknessfor legal integration

Law 3838 reduced

exorbitant LTRfeeof

900 to realistic 600

StillHighest LTRfeeinEU

MIPEXfindsinmost

countries,only 50-160

Commissionnoteson

similarissuethatMS

shouldnotsetfeesinawaytoundermine

Directiveseffect

RiskofCourt/ECJaction

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Areas of weaknessfor legal integration

Long,problematicdelays:

notin 23,esp.inSouth

Parents/adultchildrennotentitled (20)

For LTR,needcourseon

integration (24,mostaskjustbasiclanguage)

For LTRGreektest,no

exemptionsforvulnerablegroups (most)

Noentitlementtofree

languagecoursesforall

(7,e.g.CZ, FR, LV,PT,RO)

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