It is a project of international cooperation network and experience sharing in the field of migration policy and refugee system to promote best solutions and highest standards of protection and reception.

Cross – border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees

Pro Asyl e.V. – coordinator, Germany Asylkoordination – Austria H. Nieć Legal Aid Centre – Poland GEA 2000 – Slovenia Pro Donum – Slovakia OPU – Czech Republic Hungarian Helsinki Committee – Hungary

Aims:

enhancement of reception conditions for asylum seekers among EU member states

cooperation, qualification, advocacy for best practices

Areas of cooperation:

• Accomodation standards

• Social benefits (including withdrawal)

• Medical care

• Access to employment, education, job training

• Social work and aid

• Freedom of movement

• Engagement

• Dublin II

There will be 6 national working seminars regarding every area of cooperation, which aim is to inform local societies and authorities and stakeholders working with asylum seekers about best practices in each field of reception. During the seminar a manual will be presented as a tool for the discussion and experience sharing between institutions at stake.

The manual shall ease the implementation of best practices among EU member states in each country where such practice is not present or their creative

adoption to local environment

Project includes also:

Two international conferences on reception conditions in EU and cooperation in this field

Consolidation, strengthening and widening of already established cross-border networks

Issuing newsletters on two-months basis dealing with different matters and problems occurring in the area of reception

Issuing the join-positions in the matters of concern ICF website maintenance

Good practice package Training manuals 6 qualification seminars 2 international conferences Empowerment of NGO’s involved in the project Qualification of local actors and practitioners Consolidation, strengthening and widening of established

cooperation Assisting asylum seekers throughout and after

harmonization process