National integration plan

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The national integration plan was drawn up jointly by the federal government , the federal states , the municipal umbrella organizations, numerous civil society organizations , the media, scientists and migrant organizations . Its aim is to bundle the integration policy measures of all actors involved on the basis of joint analyzes and target definitions and thus to achieve synergy effects for better integration of the migrants living in Germany. To this end, all those involved have committed themselves to more than 400 measures and voluntary commitments.

Emergence

At the first integration summit on July 14, 2006, which was attended by representatives of all of the above-mentioned actors at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel , it was decided to draw up a national integration plan. Working groups were set up, each of which was led by a Federal Ministry or a Federal Government Commissioner to deal with the following ten subject areas (in brackets: lead):

About 380 representatives from the federal, state, local, business and trade unions, churches and religious communities, foundations, sports, media, science and culture participated in the working groups. The Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration was responsible for the overall coordination of the creation of the National Integration Plan.

At the second integration summit on July 12, 2007, the National Integration Plan was presented by Chancellor Angela Merkel. At the same time, it was agreed that a first interim assessment of the implementation will be drawn up in the course of 2008. This was presented at the third integration summit on November 6, 2008 in the form of the first progress report on the national integration plan.

content

The National Integration Plan consists of four parts:

  • Federal declaration on the National Integration Plan,
  • Contribution of the federal states to the national integration plan,
  • Contribution of the federal association of municipal umbrella organizations,
  • Results of the working groups.

In the federal declaration, the federal government lays down the guidelines for its integration policy. These are: Successful integration policy

  • means dialogue and close cooperation,
  • awakens and uses potential,
  • sees the key role of women with a migration background,
  • builds on an active civil society,
  • gains strength from the responsibility and commitment of everyone involved,
  • is a cross-sectional task at all levels,
  • must be targeted,
  • is based on facts,
  • must be measured against clear indicators,
  • succeeds on a secure financial basis.

Furthermore, essential voluntary commitments by the federal government to the National Integration Plan are mentioned in the declaration. These are taken up again in the section “Results of the working groups” and described in a differentiated manner.

With the “Contribution of the Länder”, which is made binding by the resolution of the Prime Minister's Conference on June 14, 2007, the 16 federal states define common guidelines for integration policy and commit themselves to a coordinated approach to their integration policy measures. Most of the voluntary commitments made by the federal states concern the areas of early language support and school.

In their contribution, the central municipal associations give their member municipalities recommendations for improving local integration. This includes anchoring integration as a cross-sectional task in the municipality, opening up municipal administration to an intercultural level and evaluating integration policy measures on a regular basis.

All 400 voluntary commitments by state and non-state actors are recorded in the results of the working groups.

The content-related part is preceded by a foreword by the Federal Chancellor and an introduction by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration. In her foreword, Chancellor Angela Merkel points out that integration is a key task and that it is important to develop a common understanding of integration. This includes the recognition of the legal order of Germany and the values ​​protected by the constitution, as well as learning the German language. The integration commissioner Maria Böhmer explains in her introduction that integration as a task for society as a whole cannot be solved by the state alone, but only by assuming responsibility for each and every individual.

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