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ANTONIO VITORINO - Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs said that the success of an immigration policy "can only be judged by the way in which it is able to integrate immigrants into the society of the host country." (Photo: EU Commission)

Political rights for migrants important

Earlier this week, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a conference on the integration of migrants attended by some 200 representatives of civil society organisations, many of which deal directly with the integration of immigrants and refugees into European society.

A wide range of speakers spoke in support of a "civic integration, based on bringing immigrants' rights and duties as well as access to goods, services and means of civic participation progressively into ...

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ANTONIO VITORINO - Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs said that the success of an immigration policy "can only be judged by the way in which it is able to integrate immigrants into the society of the host country." (Photo: EU Commission)

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