INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF MIGRATION POLICIES.

The number of migrants in EU countries has increased sharply since 2000. Successful implementation of integration policies is therefore very important. While immigrant integration policies remain a competence of the Member State, the European Commission proposed the initiatives to promote integration. The first part of the article describes the latest developments in integration policies in the EU countries. It shous that new policies are being developed in the EU countries and that they are implemented on a wide scale. This part of the paper analyzes especially recent changes with focus on those meant to enhance the efficiency of the integration process. In the second pqart of the article we avaluate the main results of immigrant particular on the position of migrants in the labor market in the host countries. Attention is also focus on youth aged 15-34 who are either foreign-born or native-born with immigrant parents, a group whose outcomes are often seen as the benchmark for the succes or failure of integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]