Event

Refugees in Europe – perspectives on people in context
Interactive panel discussion on integration practices in Europe
Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France and Germany: the European Foundation for Democracy's recent Report examined national practices of refugee integration in these seven European countries and identified "good practices" for a comprehensive, Europe-wide integration strategy.
Based on the report and in order to facilitate an exchange of views among different national actors to identify common solutions to integration challenges, the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the European Foundation for Democracy would like to invite you to join our interactive panel discussion with seven national representatives, on Tuesday, 26th June 2018, starting at 16.00h at the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Join us for our discussion on a European approach to the integration of refugees and listen to the experiences of a number of national experts from their daily work in local communities.
Programme
16:30 Arrival of participants
17:00 Welcome address by Dr. Hardy Ostry, Head of the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Introduction and brief presentation of the Report by John Duhig, Senior Policy Advisor,
European Foundation for Democracy
17:10 – 17:30 Keynote Speech
17:30 – 19:00 Interactive Panel Discussion
Germany – Benedict Göbel, Coordinator Integration Policy, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Sweden – Åsa Hedberg, Integration coordinator, County Administrative Board of Östergötland,
Linköping
Denmark – Michala Clante Bendixen, Head, Refugees Welcome, Copenhagen
Belgium – Pauline Wautie, Representative of Convivial, Brussels
Austria – Mohammed Khattab, Representative of Interface, Vienna
France – Sarah Affani, Representative of Singa France, Paris
The Netherlands - Araa Al Jamarani, Head of Syrian Women in the Netherlands, Amsterdam
19:00 – 19:10 Closing remarks by Roberta Bonazzi, President, European Foundation for Democracy
19:10 – 20:30 Reception in the European Office