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 … SVR releases 2016 Annual Report26 April 2016“All Rights for Everyone”: the German policy of positive neutrality toward religion has proven successful at fostering integration, but questions remain The SVR’s 2016 Annual Report looks at religious diversity in Germany as an immigration country and the resulting institutional,… More … SVR urges greater Europeanisation of refugee protection15 September 2015The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR) presents guidelines for refugee policy in Europe. The current refugee crisis requires a fair system of refugee distribution with the involvement of every EU Member State. This also includes… More … SVR’s 2015 Annual Report Now Available in English17 July 2015In its Annual Report, now out in English, the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR) compares Germany’s migration and integration policies with the policies of selected EU countries as well as with traditional immigration countries such… More … Address Obstacles to Employment – Retain More International Students as Skilled Migrants9 June 2015International students are ‘model immigrants’ for the labour markets of their host countries. But although the majority would like to stay and work after graduation, many international students fail to find adequate employment. SVR’s Research Unit presents the results from… More … European Asylum Crisis: Towards Collective and Fair Reception of Refugees12 May 2015More refugees than ever before are dying on their way to safe European ports. At the same time, the ever-increasing number of asylum applications in the European Union puts pressure on the asylum systems in some member states. Collective EU… More … SVR releases 2015 Annual Report28 April 2015Germany has joined the ranks of progressive immigration countries in an international comparison – SVR calls for overall migration policy concept which also strategically positions Germany as an immigration country The SVR’s sixth Annual Report compares Germany’s migration and integration… More … Press Release on the Publication of the 2014 Annual Report29 April 2014Overall Assessment and Works in Progress: Labour Migration Largely Liberalised – Integration Policy Lacks Momentum The SVR’s annual report examines Germany’s transformation to a modern immigration country over the past five years: progress has been made in migration policy while… More … | Contact Dr. Margret Karsch The Expert Council in the mediaPress mailing list | ||
The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration is based on an initiative of the Stiftung Mercator and the VolkswagenStiftung. The initiative includes seven member foundations. In addition to the Stiftung Mercator and the VolkswagenStiftung, the member foundations are: Bertelsmann Stiftung, Freudenberg Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stifterverband and Vodafone Foundation Germany.
