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Agenda for the Sixth International Metropolis Conference

Rotterdam 26-30 November 2001

 

 

 

Reception Centres for Refugees and their Impact on the Local Community 

 

 

 

Part I - Reception of asylum seekers

 

14.00 Greek Council for Refugees, Ms. Aikaterini Antoniadou: Presentation of the results of the Greek Council for Refugees, having carried out a survey in 2001 regarding reception facilities in the European Union (putting, whenever possible, the emphasis on local authorities) and the impact of reception centers in their community

14.20 UK Home Office, Ms. Deborah Platts: Dispersal: learning from past experiences

  

 

Part II - Integration of Refugees within Local Communities

 

14.40 Sextant, Ms. Elizabeth Mestheneos: Refugee perceptions on integration in the local community

15.00 Omega, Ms. Anne-Marie Miörner Wagner: How to integrate refugee children in the local community and the role of local authorities

15.30 Coffee break

16.00 Oxford University, Maja Korac: Integration strategies of refugees in two different EU countries (Italy and Netherlands) and policy contexts

16.20 Discussion

17.30 End of working group