ARRIVAL CITIES

Managing global flows at local level

Edited on 09/07/2025

15/09/2015 03/05/2018

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Social cohesion
  • Gender equality
  • Migrants
  • Minorities

In September 2015, at what was the height of migration flows witnessed in the Europe since the Second World War, this Action Planning network began its activities.

As a result of this global flow, one can observe a rapid change in the population structure and interactions between individuals and social groups: cities of migration are places of inclusion and exclusion. In this sense, Arrival Cities took place against a backcloth of rising discrimination and prejudice against immigrants. The network's cities have had to tackle the new and old challenges to ensure the migrants' integration.

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Summary

 

Get in touch

 

Av. Movimento das Forças Armadas

2700-595 Amadora

Portugal

Tel.: +351 21 436 9000

LEAD PARTNER : Amadora - Portugal
  • Val-de-Marne - France
  • Oldenburg - Germany
  • Dresden - Germany
  • Riga - Latvia
  • Vantaa - Finland
  • Thessaloniki - Greece
  • Patras - Greece
  • Messina - Italy
  • Roquetas de Mar - Spain

Timeline

Kick-off meeting in September (Dresden)

Transnational meeting in January (Vaanta), May (Thessaloniki) and September (Oldenburg)

Final event in April (Brussels)

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