Refugees in the capital : the Berlin Senate sets measures for Integration

Refugees in Berlin will be better supported in the city not only, but also remain to arrive. To the fact all of the Senate agreed, administrations up to the professional not involved in the Department for transport and the environment. On Tuesday, the total was decided concept for the Integration and participation Fugitive in the Senate.

social Senator Elke Breitenbach (Left) was satisfied with the result "of a long process with many parties Involved". "It was very important for us to take advantage of many experiences and skills," said Breitenbach. She highlighted that in the nine working groups in addition to employees of the Senate administrations and various civil society actors such as churches and welfare organizations had been involved. Also, the Refugees as "experts in their own cause" were involved. The implementation of the "very specific actions" was now up to the responsible Senate departments.

A country programme for voluntary return is to be developed

Like the look of can, had education Senator Sandra Scheeres (SPD) on Monday. A mobile training team have begun to raise the awareness of employees of the community accommodation for Refugees for the issue of children's protection, and to qualify, informed management. Around 2000 employees in about 100 institutions to be formed.

In the majority of cases, however, the action to run. So to Arrive in the internal management of the coordinated field of action "and the hardness of the case Remain to be strengthened," the Commission. Years of living in Berlin, people "are increasingly a permanent perspective." At the same time, the country program should be developed for the voluntary return. A similar program of the Federal Ministry of the interior had because of a failed advertising campaign is a lot of criticism. Further action fields of the concept "property, Housing and social Affairs", "health", "labour market integration" or "participation".

the 100,000 Refugees are currently registered in Berlin

Breitenbach stressed that many of the measures that were initially taken due to the acute Situation, should be incorporated into existing control systems. As an example, she cited the Transition of students from welcome classes into the regular classes. Of particular importance will measure language courses, such as Andreas Germeshausen, integration officer of the Senate, stressed. The participation should be made possible to everyone in Berlin incoming Refugees from the first day of his stay. Both praised the agreed technical Monitoring of the implementation of the concept, the so-called effectiveness monitoring. These target indicators are determined, which have to be fulfilled in a certain period of time.

Refugees in the travel office At work, not on the run

Currently, approximately 100,000 Refugees are registered in Berlin. 77.500 have a residence or settlement permit, in the case of 14.600 Refugees, the asylum procedure is not completed yet. Of 12,500 persons are obliged to leave the country.