Abstract
We analyse European Commission and European Parliament documents — directives, communications, conclusions, recommendations — and best practices for EU member states’ international projects focusing on migrant integration in both the EU states and the countries of origin. Special emphasis is placed on the role of diasporas and the efforts taken by the EU to involve them in the integration process. We stress the need for a new supranational EU immigration and integration policy, in view of new migration trends and the so-called migrant crisis. The study shows that the EU integration policy is directed towards both migrants and host countries and the countries of origin. Since the early 2010s, the involvement of various diaspora organisations in the implementation of the EU migrant integration policy has significantly increased. An analysis of completed projects shows that diasporas have a potential of becoming a key actor in the EU integration policy. We suggest expanding the list of the objectives of the national integration policy of the EU countries. This may be achieved by boosting efforts to reduce the gap in the socio-economic development of the host countries and the countries of origin, particularly, by promoting multilateral cooperation with diaspora organisations.
Highlights
Migration issues are among the most important ones on the agenda of developed countries
Many studies have addressed this aspect of the European Union (EU) immigration policy, official documents of the European Commission (EC) did not mention diasporas as one of the major integration institution until the 2010s
We address changes made to this policy in the aftermath of the so-called EU migrant crisis, which sparked off in 2014.3 In the third part, we consider the place of diaspora organisations of the EU states in the European supranational integration policy
Summary
Migration issues are among the most important ones on the agenda of developed countries. An analysis of collaborations of diaspora organisations with immigrants and the countries of origin shows that the basic areas of this cooperation almost match the eleven Common Basic Principles for Immigrant Integration Policy in the European Union and the priorities of the national integration policies of the EU member states (table 2). Of special importance is the engagement of diaspora organisations in the protection of the rights and freedoms of immigrants and in support for the most vulnerable groups of newcomers Another major line of the EU member states’ integration policy that might fall within the remit of diaspora organisations is narrowing the gap in the socioeconomic development of the countries of origin and the countries of destination through facilitating progress in the former. Elements of the EU member states’ national policy in line with the common basic principles for immigrant integration policy in the EU
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