A Crucial Component. The Contribution of Migrants to the German Healthcare System.13 May 2022A well-functioning healthcare system is essential for a well-functioning society. In its 2022 Annual Report, the Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR) concludes that migrants are crucial to the German healthcare system. To ensure that healthcare is equally available… More … Diversity as the new normal? How Germany deals with difference as an immigration country6 May 2021To ensure that differences in where people come from do not lead to social and economic inequalities, Germany needs to reshape its integration policy. In its 2021 Annual Report, the Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR) offers recommendations on… More … The structural problems of the hotspots on the Greek islands: Lessons learned for the EU’s common asylum policy30 March 2021For years, the refugee camps on the Greek islands have been overcrowded. Residents are subject to precarious and insecure living conditions and lack basic services. Contrary to the original expectations regarding these “hotspots” and the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, they have… More … What needs to change so that more young newcomers can embark on vocational education and training? Results of a comparative study of selected EU Member States3 December 2020Many young newcomers have a hard time negotiating the maze of courses, entry requirements and necessary proof of qualification in their target countries before they embark on vocational education and training (VET) – or give up. That serves neither their… More … SVR releases 2020 Annual Report5 May 2020A Joint Endeavour: Shaping Migration from Africa to Europe In its Annual Report 2020, the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR) focuses for the first time on Africa. The African Union/European Union Africa Summits, the G20… More … Expansion of legal migration opportunities for third-country nationals, particularly in middle- and low-skill sectors, holds potential but should not be oversold as migration management tool, new study cautions23 October 2019Berlin, 22 October 2019. While the European Union has called on Member States to expand channels for foreign workers as a way to meet labour market needs and potentially tackle spontaneous migration, they have struggled to deliver on this pledge…. More … New study: ”Countering Demographic Decline. How Germany’s shrinking universities attract and retain international students“24 September 2019Berlin, 24 September 2019. More students than ever before are studying for a degree in Germany. Nonetheless, one in six of the country’s 263 public universities and universities of applied sciences are shrinking. The reason is demographic change. Low birth… More … SVR releases 2019 Annual Report8 May 2019A lot done, a lot more to do: Mainstreaming social participation, promoting skilled worker immigration and refugee integration The 2019 Annual Report of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration takes stock of developments in relation to… More … SVR releases 2018 Annual Report24 April 2018New SVR Annual Report: What can immigration and integration laws do to better steer migration and promote integration? The SVR Annual Report 2018 explores the legislative possibilities for steering migration and promoting the social participation of all. It summarises the… More … SVR releases 2017 Annual Report25 April 2017Refugee Integration: Use Standard Structures, Not Special Programmes A Fresh Start for EU Refugee Policy: More Europe, and A Different Europe SVR’s 2017 Annual Report outlines proposals for further development of EU refugee policy. Tiered model for EU-wide rights of… More … | Contact Meike Giordono-Scholz
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