The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

Summary of the initiative

Name
The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Objective(s)
Good Practice Guide on the Integration of Refugees in the European Union consists of six guides, each on a different integration theme: community and cultural integration, housing, health, education, vocational training and employment. The purpose of the Good Practice Guides is to identify and promote methods, practices, projects and policies which are helping refugees to integrate into the host society.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Sector

    Contact Point - Commission
    JLS B.2.

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    1999
    Title of Act
    Good Practice Guide on the Integration of Refugees in the European Union

    Geographical Coverage

    Participating Countries
    Switzerland
    Other countries
    Azerbaijan, FYROM, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, USA

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
    Integration of refugees in society; help them to learn the language, find work and become active participants in the host society.
    Target Group(s)
    European non-governmental organisations concerned with refugees
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Good Practice Guide
    Type of Financing
    -
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    -
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
    -