1. From the local to the national context
From Athens Coordination Center for Migrant & Refugee issues to Cities Network for Integration

2. Greece: the current situation in numbers
ARRIVALS
2016
2017
2018
35.052
49.158
Cumulative arrivals 2018
Source: ΙΟΜ/UNHCR

3. ACCMR: A COORDINATION HUB
In June 2017 ACCMR was set up following a public-private partnership (City of Athens & Stavros Niarchos Foundation). Adopting an innovative, bottom-up, participatory approach to integration which strengthens cooperation between the City of Athens and civil society organizations.
FOUNDING DONOR

4. ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR Developing strategic tools & mechanisms
6 Working Committees-92 organizations
1st census on refugee population → Athens Observatory on Migrant &
Refugee issues
1st strategic action plan for the City of Athens
1st preparedness guide for a greek municipality
ACCMR digital platform: 100 registered members & 116 services uploaded
Strengthening synergies
65 proposals for action submitted by ACCMR members
1000 participants in events organized by ACCMR workshops/capacity building trainings

5. THE CITIES NETWORK FOR INTEGRATION: ACCMR assumes key role at national level
13 Municipalities since January 2017:
Leading the capacity building & exchange of know how process
Mapping needs at local level & shaping tools at national level
Addressing common challenges & developing a common language for responses

6. PROCESS
December 2017: Joint declaration by Municipality of Athens and Thessaloniki
January 2018: Municipality of Athens and Thessaloniki signing an MoU
November 2018: Gradual accession in the MoU by 11 more municipalities in Greece
December 2018: International Organization for Migration (IOM) undertakes the support of the Cities Network for Integration

7. PRELIMINARY OUTCOMES
Methodological guides for the development of technical tools on integration
Establishment of local working groups
17 bilateral meetings among working groups
Initial assessment of needs & gaps of member Municipalities
Initial mapping of existing structures & services of member Municipalities
Launch of the development process of local integration plans by 5 Municipalities

8. WHAT’S NEXT Formalizing Network’s institutional identity
Specifying Network’s strategic goals at institutional level
Strengthening and deepening cooperation in the context of local working groups
Setting up common recommendations based on local working groups consultation findings
Further developing internal coordination tools and procedures
Implementation of joint activities, pilot projects, field assessments & submission of joint funding proposals