International Catholic Migration Commission-Europe
Budget
€500 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
4 FTE
EU Grants
€356,632
Mission & Goals
ICMC is an international non-governmental organisation that serves & protects uprooted people, refugees, internally displaced persons & migrants worldwide, regardless of faith, race, ethnicity or nationality. Its Brussels office, ICMC Europe, advances this mission at the EU level by promoting the rights of refugees & migrants, fostering safe pathways for people in need of protection, & supporting the reception & inclusion of newcomers in Europe. As coordinator of Share Network, ICMC Europe provides a platform for mutual exchange & learning in national, local & regional actors working on refugee & migrant inclusion & safe pathways, linking local initiatives, sharing promising practices, & amplifying community voices to form policy & inspire action. ICMC Europe monitors EU migration & asylum policy, advocates through civil society coalitions for rights-based EU policy, & implements EU- & private funded projects on safe & legal pathways, integration & inclusion, & community-led welcome.
EU Legislative Interests
-Asylum and Migration: (1) External dimension of migration (2) Integration of migrants and beneficiaries of international protection (3) Resettlement (4) EASO regulation (5) Non-discrimination/fighting xenophobia (6) Social policies affecting migrants and refugees: employment, education, housing (7) EU Migration and Asylum Pact (8) European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), -Education/Erasmus+ -European democracy: Future of Europe and Long Term Vision for Rural Territories -Employment, Social Policies and Inclusion.
Communication Activities
Education and Labour Pathways Roundtables: -Journée de travail sur la mobilisation et le recrutement des bénévoles en Wallonie (Ottignies-Loucain-la-Neuve, Belgium) -Community of Practice for the education pathway to Belgium (Ottignies-Loucain-la-Neuve, Belgium) -Conference Opening doors, Building Futures: Advancing Education Pathways for refugees in Europe (Ottignies-Loucain-la-Neuve, Belgium) -Education Pathways Ireland Policy Dialogue: “Setting up, sustaining & growing refugee education pathways locally & nationally” Community Sponsorship Roundtables: -Patrocinio comunitario: Avanzando desde Auzolana a un modelo estructural consolidado (Bilbao, Basque Country) -QSN+ International Conference: “Fostering inclusion in small municipalities and rural territories” (Navarra, Spain) Webinars: -Webinar on Community sponsorship supports refugee students -Webinar on Ethical Engagement in Practice: Working with Refugees through Resettlement and Community Sponsorship -Webinar: Exploring Sponsorship and Community-Led support models for Refugee Students Integration -QSN+ Webinar: Community Support in Nordic Countries -Share HERCoN Webinar: Enhancing the Integration of Students in Complementary Education Pathways through Community Sponsorship -Share HERCoN Webinar: Navigating Admission Processes in Third-Country Education Pathways for Refugees Publications: -Transnational conference in Spain highlights community sponsorship as a driver of inclusion in rural Europe -Report: Exploring Synergies Between Private Hosting and Community Sponsorship ICMC Europe engages with over 5,000 plus stakeholders across Europe through the Share Network See https://www.share-network.eu
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
At European level, ICMC Europe is a member of the following platforms: - European Platform on Asylum and Migration (EPAM) - Christian Group on Migration and Asylum - European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) - COMECE Working Group on Migration and Asylum
Organisation Members
Link to a generic list of stakeholders: https://www.share-network.eu/about Links to partners in projects (scroll down to Partnership information): https://www.share-network.eu/qsnplus-project & https://www.share-network.eu/erasmusplushercon List of partners & collaborators (non exhaustive): Comunidad Foral de Navarra - Gobierno de Navarra Caritas International asbl Consorzio Communitas Federazione Delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia (FCEI) Federation de L'entraide Protestante (FEP) Fundacion Social Ignacio Ellacuria (FSIE) Irish Refugee Council (IRC) Nasc The Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre (Nasc) Departamento de Igualdad, Justicia y Politicas Sociales - Goberino Vasco (Basque Gov) Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF) University of Galway L'Université Clermont Auvergne Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Nexus 3.0 - Associacão da educacão, ciencia, arte e cultura em contextos de fragilidade, conflito e violencia, établi à Av. da República UNHCR Belgium Synergies Migrations Reseau Mens Caritas Italiana Diaconia Valdese Pathways International Red Cross EU IOM Belgium HIAS Europe
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.