European Reintegration Networking

Reintegration Approaches and Policies on EU level 
- Analysis and Recommendations

Regional workshop of the  BeNeLux- countries, 
France and Switzerland

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Short Report

From the 15th to the 18th of July, reintegration experts from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Switzerland met in Oostmalle near Antwerp in Belgium to discuss about the reintegration policies and activities in their countries and to exchange ideas and experiences. Like during our first workshop in Germany, networking activities played a major role in this meeting. But unlike in Rheine, where the discussions were mainly about country of origin information and return counselling, the participants in Malle put a strong emphasis on education and economic reintegration. A range of projects from training courses for asylum seekers to self-employment generating activities enabling subsistence to elaborated entrepreneur development programmes was presented. Besides, we visited an open reception centre in Kapellen where asylum seekers are accommodated.

List of contributors:

Belgium: Joan Ramakers, Ministry of Social Integration
Gianluca Rocco, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
Cecile Riallant, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
Trees van Eykeren, Overlegcentrum voor de Integratie van Vluchtelingen (OCIV)
Christian Potereau, coordination et initiatives pour les Réfugiés et Etrangers (CIRE)
Katrien Verbruggen, Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)
Netherlands: 

Alice Odé, Nederlands Migratie Instituut (NMI)
Ilhan Tuna, Ministry of the Interior
Freek Post, Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA)
Jenik Gragossian, Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA)
Fred Bastemeijer, Albeda College Rotterdam
Thea Bongertman, CORDAID
Klaas Molenaar, Stichting IntEnt
France:

Yéra Dembele, Fédération des associations franco-africaines de développement (FAFRAD)
Marina Bourgeois, Fédération des associations franco-africaines de développement (FAFRAD)
Stéphanie Caillé, Groupe de Recherche et de Réalisations pour le développement Rural (GRDR)
Eric Force, Groupe de Recherche et de Réalisations pour le Développement Rural (GRDR)
Luxembourg:  Ana Marija Soric, Caritas
Switzerland :  Antoine Gilliéron, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

Last, but not least: the workshop was organised by our partner organisation "horizon" 
(we’d like to thank Fernand Dhond and Hilde Lemey) 
and financed by the European Refugee Fund.

 website sponsored by:  European Union, Church of Sweden Aid, Uppsala, 
Zentralstelle für Arbeitsvermittlung (ZAV), Frankfurt/M.
website administered by:  AGEF gGmbH, Berlin,  info@agef.de , www.reintegration.net, www.agef.net