Supporting the integration of refugees has become an issue of priority for Greece. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), with longstanding experience in supporting refugees and asylum-seekers in many countries around the world, believes that integration is a pathway that, in order to be successful, should begin as soon as possible and should also be supported in a way that takes into account the strengths and needs of refugee women in particular.

In this briefing, the IRC recommends that Greece seizes the opportunity of the ongoing negotiations on the next European Union (EU) Multi Annual Financial Framework to devise a pragmatic long-term integration strategy and an accompanying action plan to evaluate its progress, through measurable indicators. The briefing also proposes that this strategy foresees integration measures from the reception stage; focuses on lifting the administrative obstacles to obtaining the documents and services required in order to access accommodation, employment, education and health; includes targeted measures for refugee and asylum-seeking women; and delivers continuous and longterm support for socio-economic inclusion.

 

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