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 1999 Immigration Law Practitioners Association and the Migration Policy Group, The Amsterdam Proposals: Proposed Directive on Admission of migrants, 2000 EC Directive on the right to family reunification, 2003/86 of 22 September 2003 Immigration Law Practitioners Association and the Migration Policy Group, The Amsterdam Proposals: Proposed Directive on family reunion, 2000 EC 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 2004 Immigration Law Practitioners Association and the Migration Policy Group, The Amsterdam Proposals: Proposed Directive on long-term residents, 2000 EC 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 workers Council of Europe, Convention on the participation of foreigners in public life at local level, 1992 Gsir, Sonia and Martiniello, Marco, Local Consultative Bodies for foreign residents – a handbook (Council of Europe; Strasbourg 2004) Council of Europe, European Convention on Nationality, 1997 Bauboeck, 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 mobility Family reunion Education Political participation Long-term residence Access 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