Education: Hope for newcomers in Europe
Concerning the immigration legal framework and its impact on the fulfilment of the right to education: •
Develop cross-sectoral consultation and coordination panels at national (including the education ministry, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy) and local levels (including regional and provincial education offices, regional authorities in charge of education, municipalities, prefectures and local competent judicial authorities) to identify effective monitoring mechanisms and when relevant, coordinated action, concerning the fulfilment of the right to education of asylum-seeking/refugee children and unaccompanied minors
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Ensure the immediate transfer of identified minors from “hotspots” to dedicated accommodation structures and the transfer from short-term accommodation structures to long-term accommodation structures within the term provided by the law
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Define appropriate standards to guarantee the right to education in shortterm accommodation structures hosting unaccompanied minors and monitor systematically the fulfilment of the right to education in all accommodation structures hosting foreign minors
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Ensure the timely appointment of a legal guardian for unaccompanied minors
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Promote the rapid issue of the “minor” residence permit, including before the appointment of the legal guardian
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Guarantee the enrolment in education of all unaccompanied minors and asylum-seeking children, even in the absence of identification documents or residence permits
Concerning “disappearing minors”: •
Accelerate family reunification procedures for unaccompanied minors whose relatives reside in another European State, as provided for in the Dublin Regulation III
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Automatically inform unaccompanied minors upon arrival in Italy about all available legal avenues to continue their journey to another European State
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Develop awareness-raising initiatives aimed at unaccompanied minors, including in educational settings, concerning the risks associated with going underground to pursue their journey
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