Although the social inclusion of third-country nationals (hereafter TCNs) has been a key priority for the EU and its Member States, persistent gaps in their access to basic services demonstrate that additional actions are needed to support integration. AccessIN will contribute to these ongoing efforts to tackle TCNs' social vulnerabilities by focusing on four EU Member States from different European regions: Belgium, Germany, Hungary, and Spain.
The project proposes a series of activities aiming at identifying and reducing barriers in access to services via a transversal and multi-sectoral approach that covers five core policy areas: healthcare, housing, education, employment, and social assistance. In line with EU's Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027, we acknowledge that ensuring inclusion for all and targeted support requires a whole of society approach. Our action thus responds to public authorities' interest in further improving regulations on access to basic services, while working closely with first-line practitioners, civil society organizations and migrants to enhance social inclusion.
Following this multi-stakeholder rationale, our activities target four beneficiaries:
a) awareness-raising activities to inform TCNs about their social rights and the institutions advising in this matter
b) actions oriented towards service providers, to improve effective access
c) cooperation with non-governmental actors, to equip them with skills to assist TCNs and foster peer learning
d) activities targeting policymakers, to inform about best practices and provide tailored guidance
Partners
Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE (ULIEGE), Belgium
MENEDEK-MIGRANSOKAT SEGITO EGYESULET (MENEDEK), Hungary
SOLIDARIDAD SIN FRONTERAS (SSF), Spain
PHILIPPS UNIVERSITAET MARBURG (UMR), Germany
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID (UAM), Spain
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (UOXF), United Kingdom
CARITAS INTERNATIONAL ASBL (CIB), Belgium
STADT FRANKFURT AM MAIN DER MAGISTRAT (Frankfurt City), Germany