EPIC – European Platform of Integrating Cities

EPIC goal and main activities

To achieve its goal, EPIC wants to generate a tight-knit network of local authorities and their peer NGOs that will work on the transfer of knowledge, know-how and direct peer-to-peer practical learning which includes exchange of knowledge, skills, and personnel on migrant integration matters to develop local pilots that will improve the integration and/or reception services of those cities.

This goal is to be carried out by:

Research and data collection about migrants’ integration in each LA through the development of surveys and focus groups to understand common trends and challenges;
Capacity building through:
- 1 International Meeting to identify the priorities for a successful migrants’ integration service,
- 1 International Training on media and narratives on migration,
- 8 Transnational Job Shadowing during which the partners will acquire practical knowledge from their local authorities counterparts to replicate it within their territories.
8 Pilot projects testing lessons learned on the ground through research and capacity building for the development of new integration services addressing the local authorities needs;
Networking and policy harmonization events to foster dialogue with key stakeholders on migrants’ integration at the local and EU level and favouring joint policies and initiatives;
Communication and dissemination activities will be implemented, in addition to Informative Counter-Narrative Campaigns that will focus on developing narratives to counterbalance negative migration discourses, 4 webinars and Final Conference with European and National key stakeholders working in the field of migrants’ integration.