On 15 June 2018, the Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) approved 11 new lending projects. In particular, one of the projects is a €7 million loan to Per Micro Spa to part-finance sub-projects within two microcredit products: 1) business lending to support microenterprises in the purchase of equipment and goods, for their start-up or for the development of their businesses and 2) family loans to assist vulnerable groups in responding to urgent and temporary financial needs in the domain of health, housing and education. Final beneficiaries will be aspiring entrepreneurs, vulnerable groups and especially migrants and refugees, which have little or no access to the standard banking system.
Newsletter - July 2018
NEWSLETTER SUMMARY
- Border protection and the rights of young refugees and children in focus
- Spain did not breach the Convention when returning migrants to Morocco at Melilla border
- PACE to discuss violence and discrimination against religious minorities
- New study on gender-based asylum claims and non-refoulement
- Launch of toolkit on academic integration of refugees into higher education
- Taking young refugees seriously: key messages from the conference
- North-South Prize 2019 honours the efforts to support the integration of migrants