On 17-18 September 2024, experts from the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme are visiting Botkyrka, Sweden.

A member of the Council of Europe Secretariat and an independent ICC expert are meeting the Mayor, city officials, representatives of the municipality, and a wide range of local stakeholders active in different areas related to intercultural inclusion, in order to review and discuss the city's strengths and needs in relation to intercultural inclusion policies and governance.

The programme of the visit includes a presentation of the Council of Europe’s intercultural integration model to representatives of public authorities and civil society, and meetings with organisations and individuals working on education, communication, culture and empowerment, as well as the local antidiscrimination office.

The visit will result in a report drawing up the “intercultural profile” of the city and providing tailor-made recommendations as a basis for subsequent work.

Botkyrka joined the Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme in 2012, and has contributed many good practices to the work of the network.