Contents

• Who is behind MIPEX• Objectives• Production and Producers• MIPEX is a tool among others• Underpinning framework• Relevance• Presentation and Users

Collaborative effort

• British Council and Migration Policy Group = lead partners• Stakeholders consultations to establish relevancy• 7 comparative research partners worked on policy indicators• 100+ national independent legal experts answer and peer

review• 37 NGOs, think – tanks etc. to influence policy debates• Financial support of EU Commission (80% )

Objectives

• Transparency and knowledge of national policies, changes and trends

• Benchmark policies according to European and international standards for equal treatment to identify national policy strengths and weaknesses

• Legal integration as first step in long path to societal integration

• Informing and improving policies

• Comparing policies over time and between 31 countries (more to follow)

MIPEX is a tool to compare, analyse, and improve integration policy

Do all residents have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities to help them improve their integration outcomes?

A rights-based approach

• Measuring governments’ commitment to integration

• Applying human rights to migration and immigrants• Commitment efforts output and outcome indicators

Source of MIPEX equality standards: Europe

Tampere European Council Presidency Conclusions, 15 and 16 October 1999Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and the Migration Policy Group, The Amsterdam Proposals: Proposed Directive on Admission of migrants, 2000EC Directive on the right to family reunification, 2003/86 of 22 September 2003Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and the Migration Policy Group, The Amsterdam Proposals: Proposed Directive on family reunion, 2000EC Directive on the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, 2003/109 of 25 November 2003

EC Directive on the right of citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, 2004/38 of 29 April 2004Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and the Migration Policy Group, The Amsterdam Proposals: Proposed Directive on long-term residents, 2000EC Council Conclusions of 26 November 2009 on the education of children with a migrant background 2009/C 301/07

Council Directive 77/486/EEC of 25 July 1977 on the education of the children of migrant workersCouncil of Europe, Convention on the participation of foreigners in public life at local level, 1992Gsir, Sonia and Martiniello, Marco, Local Consultative Bodies for foreign residents – a handbook (Council of Europe; Strasbourg 2004)

Council of Europe, European Convention on Nationality, 1997Bauboeck, R. et al. (eds.) “Evaluation and Recommendations” in “The Acquisition and Loss of Nationality in 15 EU Member States” (Amsterdam University Press; Amsterdam, 2006)Starting Line Group, Proposals for legislative measures to combat racism and to promote equal rights in the European Union, 1998

Directive implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, 2000/43 of 29 June 2000

Directive establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, 2000/78 or 27 November 2000

Integration pathways

7 Policy Areas for immigrants to participate in society:Labour market mobilityFamily reunionEducation Political participationLong-term residenceAccess to nationality Anti-discrimination

148 indicators

Who are the immigrants

•Legally residing third-country nationals (20 out of 30 million)•Refugees but not asylum-seekers•All non-nationals to some degree and some strands•Non-documented only for access to education

Strands

Dimensions

Key Findings

Just 50%: Halfway favourable Political will counts, more than tradition

Policies across EU more similar and strong with EU law