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ICC, OSCE-ODIHR, UNHCR and OECD continue joining forces in support of Polish cities
Launched in March 2023 and running for 18 months, the Academy on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Polish Cities is an interagency initiative implemented in cooperation with the Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP) that offers a series of training courses to assist city administrations,...
ICC National networks release their first quarterly progress reports in 2024
The first 2024 quarterly progress reports of the ICC national networks in Italy (RCD), Portugal (RPCI), and Ukraine (ICC-UA) are now available. They present the progress achieved by the national networks during the first three months of 2024. Despite the difficult circumstances, members of...
The year 2023 in Intercultural Cities – the annual report now online
The Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme Annual Report 2023 presents the main events and activities organised last year, as well as the tools and methodologies developed to assist local and regional authorities in Europe and beyond in the design, implementation and review of intercultural...
Anti-rumours training course during the No Hate Speech Week 2024
On 18 and 19 June 2024, the Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme welcomes a delegation of its city representatives to participate in the No Hate Speech Week 2024 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, including two half-day training sessions on anti-rumours. Rumours, stereotypes and prejudices...
New policy analysis on interculturality for the cities of Hämeenlinna, Kuopio, Tampere and Turku
The 2024 Intercultural Cities Index Analysis for the cities of Hämeenlinna, Kuopio, Tampere and Turku from Finland were published within the European Union/Council of Europe joint project “Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland”. The reports provide a thorough analysis of the...
Officials from Finnish cities visited Lisbon, Loures and Cascais to discuss intercultural integration and multi-level governance
A delegation of officials from the Finnish municipalities of Hämeenlinna, Kuopio, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa and Vantaa were welcomed by their counterparts from Lisbon, Loures and Cascais during a study visit in Portugal on 10-11 April 2024, aiming to share practical know-how and draw from the...
Workshop on active citizenship and participation
According to the Council of Europe’s model of intercultural integration, active citizenship and participation are enabling factors to successfully build cities where real equality is actively sought, diversity is regarded positively and meaningful interaction between diverse individuals and...
Update on the Cypriot regional intercultural networks
The five regional intercultural networks in Cyprus held their first 2024 network meetings in March. The networks of municipal and community representatives, volunteers, NGOs, and migrants from the districts gathered to discuss the implementation of activities from their 2024-2027 intercultural...
New policy analysis on interculturality for Melton (Australia)
The Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme provides assistance to public authorities willing to implement the intercultural integration approach in communities with culturally diverse populations. The members of the programme commit to reviewing their governance, policies,...
Council of Europe ICC expert visit to Riga
On 19-20 March 2024, experts from the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme are visiting Riga, the first Latvian city that joined the ICC Network. A member of the Council of Europe Secretariat General and an independent ICC expert are meeting the Deputy Mayor, city officials,...
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