Council of Europe ICC expert visit to Riga

19 march 2024

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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A new manual on equality data collection to tackle systemic discrimination

12 March 2024 Strasbourg, France

Systemic discrimination is not immediately visible and is rarely the result of specific intent. Yet, it drives entrenched disadvantage and inequality for many groups in society. As this is a complex phenomenon to identify, the collection and analysis of equality data are indispensable. Resulting...

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UPDATED - Call for proposals for inter-city grants 2024

23 february 2024

The Council of Europe announces a Call for proposals for inter-city grants 2024 in the framework of the Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme. The grants to be awarded aim at assisting ICC Programme members (exclusively) to kick-off innovative projects and methodologies in areas of priority...

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Finnish translation of the Model Framework for an Intercultural Integration Strategy at the National Level

15 February 2024 Strasbourg, France

The Council of Europe’s Model Framework for an Intercultural Integration Strategy at the National Level was translated into Finnish within the European Union/Council of Europe joint project “Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland”. The Model Framework serves as a tool for...

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ICC national networks – Release of their 2023 annual reports

5 February 2024 Strasbourg, France

The Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme is happy to announce the publication of the yearly reports of the ICC National Networks of Italy (Città del Dialogo), Portugal (RPCI), Spain (RECI) and Ukraine (ICC-UA). The annual reports inform about the progress of ICC national coalitions of cities,...

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Publication of the report of the Annual meeting of Intercultural Cities coordinators 2023

29 January 2023 Strasbourg, France

Cities which are members of the international Intercultural Cities (ICC) Network regularly hold coordination meetings once a year to take stock of achievements, put forward new challenges, and prepare the next programme of work with a view to further developing the ICC Network and the...

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Analysis of the Finnish practice in multilevel governance

25 January 2024 Strasbourg, France

A report entitled “Review of Current Practices in Multi-Level Governance in Finland”, which gives an overall picture of multilevel governance in the field of integration, good relations and interculturality in Finland, was published within the European Union/Council of Europe joint project...

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New policy analysis on interculturality for the city of Vaasa

22 January 2024 Strasbourg, France

The 2023 Intercultural Cities Index Analysis for the city of Vaasa, Finland, was published within the European Union/Council of Europe joint project “Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland”. The document provides a thorough analysis of the municipality’s intercultural policies,...

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Intercultural training needs assessment in Cyprus

16 January 2024 Nicosia, Cyprus

Representatives of national entities in Cyprus participated in an “Intercultural competences and training needs assessment session" in Nicosia on 15-16 January 2024. The participants included representatives of the Ministries of Labour and Social Insurance, Education, Labour, as well as the...

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Statement of the ICC Programme Advisory Group on the occasion of the International Migrants Day

18 December 2023 Strasbourg, France

On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme wishes to highlight the positive contributions by migrants to society. ICC continues producing tools to support cities in the intercultural integration of migrants as well as in shaping and promoting...

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