From the field

 
Welcoming Spaces Interactive map
August 01 2024
Welcoming Spaces Interactive map
Our partners at CEPAIM developed an interactive map: interactive map dashboard. This is a digital tool, where those interested have access to information about welcoming spaces in rural and peripheralised regions in Germany, Italy, Poland,…

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“A job is a job”. What do the employment outcomes of Ukrainians refugees mean?
April 03 2024
“A job is a job”. What do the employment outcomes of Ukrainians refugees mean?
Almost two years on, the absence of a long-term investment for the employment of Ukrainian refugees has put many of them in a vulnerable position despite the free-to-settle, free-to-work scheme. Isn’t it time for the…

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Where are the displaced Ukrainians now?
December 07 2023
Where are the displaced Ukrainians now?
By Jofelle P. Tesorio This blog is the first of the series that the author is writing about the Ukrainian diaspora at the onset of the Russia’s war against Ukraine. This provides a general overview…

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Takeaways from the roundtable “Welcoming Spaces Forum: Policy challenges for migrant emplacement in rural areas” in Santiago de Compostela
November 02 2023
Takeaways from the roundtable “Welcoming Spaces Forum: Policy challenges for migrant emplacement in rural areas” in Santiago de Compostela
On Friday 6 October, the public session of the "Welcoming Spaces Forum: Policy challenges for migrant Emplacement in rural areas" took place. Our aim was to initiate the debate on the arrival of migrants in…

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A reflection: What is a newcomer?
August 01 2023
A reflection: What is a newcomer?
How can we collaborate with newcomers? Are newcomers the only ones who need to adjust to the new cultures, new people, new environment, or should it be a two-way, perhaps a circular process? Newcomers could…

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A small village with a big heart: Camini roundtable and field visit
January 09 2023
A small village with a big heart: Camini roundtable and field visit
The third of the series of field visits and roundtables of the  ‘Welcoming Spaces’ brought us to a hilly commune of  Camini,  in the Italian region Calabria. Located about 50km south of Catanzaro and about 80…

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