The Austrian National Contact Point within the European Migration Network (EMN) organized a workshop on the topic of “Refugee integration in the EU and Asia: common approaches and differences”. Against the backdrop of the current wave of forced displacement worldwide, which has reached the highest levels ever recorded, three approaches to refugee integration in selected countries in the EU and Asia were examined in detail.
Moderator: Katerina Kratzmann, migration expert
1st presentation: “Refugee Arrivals and Integration Policy in Sweden”
Bernd Parusel, Swedish Migration Agency
2nd presentation: “Refugee Integration in Poland”
Joanna Sosnowska, Ministry of the Interior and Administration
3rd presentation: “Support Structures for Refugee Integration in Austria”
Saskia Koppenberg, IOM Country Office for Austria
4th presentation: “Japan Bashing, Japan Passing”
Saburo Takizawa, Japan for UNHCR