The integration of non-EU nationals, including migrants, requires a group of actions that will help this population in terms of communication, conciliation with the public, interconnection with labor market & inclusion in financial, professional registers & social insurance. A key choice for the Regional Operational Program of Central Macedonia 2021-2027 (ROP CM) is to support third-country nationals (such as refugees, asylum seekers & migrants) through an integrated approach in order to facilitate their access to labor market & to vocational training, and to promote their social integration & the provision of specialized support in the stages of the integration process.

The selected policy instrument, the ROP CM 2021-2027 and specifically the ESO4.9 “Promoting socio-economic integration of third country nationals, including migrants”, will cover all the above mentioned needs & will mainly support as core feature, several actions of projects that their main objective is the successful integration of third-country nationals in the labor market.

The main impact of the abovementioned actions will be to increase the employment of migrants & refugees, to improve their living standards & to improve their acceptance at local & regional level through their integration into the economic & social life of the region. The main target groups of the policy instrument fully inclined with the proposal are: third country nationals, refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.

The Labour Market Program (Arbetsmarknadsprogrammet) is Linköping municipality's policy regarding labour market strategies. The program was adopted by the City Council on December 7th 2021, and clarifies the strategies and approaches of a sustainable and effective local labour market policy that meets the individual's conditions, as well as the skills and competence supply needs of the local labour market.

One key aspect of the program is its clear focus on cooperation, since the required measures cannot be taken care of by the municipality alone, but rather through a coordination of the forces within Linköping - the business sector, the non-profit sector, public activities and the power of the individual Linköping resident - is necessary.

The Labour Market Program is concretized in an action plan that aims to ensure a coordinated and incremental movement within the framework of the program's basic principles.

Burgenlandkreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (NUTS III). It has about 180,000 inhabitants living in 7 municipalities. About 4,200 inhabitants do not possess EU citizenship (data from December 2021). Among them, war refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan represent the biggest groups. The number resident non-EU nationals is expected to increase as people of Ukrainian descent are resettling in the area in result of the war in Ukraine.

The district authority's Migration Agency, uniting all local public services for migrant residents, has been successful to place a large number of non-EU nationals of different legal status into jobs or apprenticeships. However, most non-EU nationals found jobs in the low-income sector where many of them cannot take full use of their skills. At the same time, due to demographic change, the district is facing the challenge of a lack of skilled labour. The district also underperforms in new business creation.

In 2016 the district's parliamentary assembly (Kreistag) voted in favour of the elaboration of an Integration Concept (in German: Integrationskonzept des Burgenlandkreises). The concept was formally approved in December 2017 and revised in 2018. The concept specifies the role of migration and integration for the district and sets principles for its administrative management through the district's Migration Agency (the only one of its kind in Germany). Further chapters deal with the reception of arriving non-EU nationals, housing, education and collaboration with civil society actors. Chapter 6 of the Integration Concept is dedicated to the labour market integration of non-EU nationals residing in the district of Burgenlandkreis. Until now, it focuses on the first job placement of non-EU nationals with the main aim to reduce their dependency on social welfare payments. About 50 per cent of non-EU nationals living in the district receive social welfare payments to finance their living completely or in addition to salaries from low-income employment (in case it is insufficient to support all costs of living).

In 2023 the district is expected to initiate the revision of the Integration concept (to be finalised in 2024 or 2025). The learning of MILEstone can therefore be directly adopted and integrated. The revised Integration Concept will be subject to a vote of approval by the district's parliamentary assembly.

To further reduce the dependency from social welfare and to promote a sustainable labour market integration of non-EU nationals, Chapter 6 is aimed to be revised to set a broader focus on both the acquisition of further skills through vocational training and lifelong learning and the promotion of migrant entrepreneurship. In result, the concept will specify the structures and resources to be provided by the district's Migration Agency to accomplish this goal.

The main purpose of the strategy is to provide a friendlier environment for young people, which is a necessary step towards improving their position in the community and consequently leads to sustainable social development.

The reason for adopting the Local Program for Youth in the Municipality of Postojna 2018-2024 (Lokalni program za mladino v občini Postojna 2018-2024) is to fill the tasks of the city in the field of public interest in the youth sector with comprehensive regulation of the situation of young people in the municipality, providing conditions for continuous participation of young people in decision-making on important issues for them in the local community and accelerating the development of local youth policy in order to provide conditions for successful achievement of youth autonomy in the local community.

As Postojna hosts Slovenia's welcoming facility for young unaccompanied minor refugees, the strategy emphasises the objective of that group's long-term integration into the local society and labour market.

Measures included in the strategy are for example:
- Measure 2.b: ensuring the implementation of internships and internships for young people in municipal administration and public institutions
- Measure 3.2.a: special treatment of young people in the business incubator with the perspective and creation of a supportive environment for creative industries
- Measure 3.2.b: implementation of educational and counseling programs for youth entrepreneurship

The Policy of capital and social cohesion of the Westpomeranian Region has been created and adopted by the Westpomeranian Region as competent regional public authority. The policy addresses two goals:

Goal 1: open community - aware residents and engaged communities - open and prepared for the challenges of the future
1.1 strengthening the demographic potential and family functions
1.2 social inclusion and ensuring development opportunities for all inhabitants of the region.

Goal 2: efficient local government - effective local government, integrated region. Territorial equality in access to high-quality political services.

The policy notes that the most important thing is to mobilize the region's own resources, including in terms of people arriving, citizens of countries outside the EU. He calls them "sleepy capital", for the development of which it is necessary to create conditions for equal opportunities for development and life chances.

The role of regional government should be mainly to:
- coordination of social changes,
- diagnosing the needs and opportunities of local governments and other entities involved in the implementation of policy objectives,
- acting as a mentor / partner in the change process,
- inspiring, developing and testing new, flexible development solutions responding to the challenges of social reality.

Main tool for the policy's implementation is the Regional investment for growth and jobs programme (ROP).

Dutch national law requires Hogeland municipal council to implement The Participation Act on local level (Article 7). In the case of Hogeland, the municipality adopted the Handhavingsverordening Participatiewet Hogeland (Enforcement Regulation Participation Act Hogeland) in 2019. The policy is valid until a revision has been decided by the municipal council.

As each Dutch municipality, Hogeland muncipality decides how the Participation Act is implemented and how financial resources granted in form of an unearmarked budget (the so-called bundled benefit, Article 69) are spent on local level.

The Participation Act has been drawn up to guarantee everybody's right to access to work, to make sure that work-disabled people (including non-EU nationals) can find a job. Hogeland's current policy does not define specific actions for non-EU nationals' durable labour market integration.

The policy (original name: Reglament del Servei Municipal d'Acolliment temporal d'Urgència de l'Ajuntament d'Ascó ) includes all temporary public services provided by the municipality to non-EU nationals arriving as refugees. It includes both emergency services (including housing) and as well as longer term assistance, especially in regard of the labour market inclusion.

The policy is governed and implemented by the municipality as local public authority and coordinated with the provincial level (Provincia de Tarragona).

As of today, the policy has proven to be unapplicable and ineffective most recently during the current Ukraine crisis due to lacking major important points as a consequence of a lack of expertise during its drafting.

At present the policy falls short especially regarding the provision of employment and health services as well as educational opportunities.

The intervention defined takes place in execution of the Strategic Plan against illegal hiring in agriculture and the fight against undeclared work, launched in 2020 and is part of a more general strategy to combat undeclared work, in compliance with the recommendations of the European Commission. Ministerial Degree number 55 which establishes the distribution of the 200 million euros assigned to local administrations with the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, for overcoming the illegal settlements of agricultural laborers and to provide decent housing solutions for workers in the agricultural sector. Municipalities are invited to propose projects that can be financed with the earmarked budget. These projects must demonstrate how non-EU nationals' irregular work can be decreased to the benefit of formal work. Accompanying measures shall include vocational training and support to self employment.

General objectives related to the inclusion of migrant labours aim to improve their work conditions, especially through combatting illegal work environment exploiting migrant workers. Further inclusion objectives aim to achieve a sustainable labour market integration to make sure that migrants do not depend on social welfare. Finally, career opportunities including self employment are supposed to be strengthened.

The Integration Programme (2021-2024; in Finnish: Kotoutumisen edistämisen suunnitelma) is the city’s renewed service provision plan for immigrants. The programme considers up to date research and statistics, expert consultations and the experiences of immigrants. The city gathered 30 personal narratives from immigrants and comments from the NGO -sector. Four distinct entities were identified, which are the basis for the current programme’s actions and objectives:
- Challenges and lack of opportunities to study and learn the Finnish language
- Immigrants‘ interface into working life
- Sense of community and people relations
- Increasing attractiveness and retaining habitants

The objectives for the years 2021-2024 include diverse opportunities for Finnish language learning, increasing opportunities to engage in the labour market, increase the attractiveness and retaining ability of the City of Jyväskylä and advance community-spirit and good people relations locally.

Specific priority or measure addressed: 9This project would emphasise learning from best practices and experiences of project partners with emphasis on language competence. A key challenge in recent years has been learning sufficient Finnish language competences to match requirements of local job opportunities. The actions consist of critically assessing job market requirements, peer- and on-the-job learning opportunities and enabling local language training for students alongside their degree studies.