Catalonia

Ministry of Equality and Feminisms of the Government of Catalonia

• Presentation of your region and organisation:

The Ministry of Equality and Feminisms is a division of the Government of Catalonia. It is responsible for equality and accessibility policies, effective equality at work as well as rights guarantees and non-discrimination; LGBTI and women policies; promotion and defence of human, political and civil rights; immigration and asylum policies.

Within this framework, the DG for Migration, Asylum and Anti-Racism is the executive body responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating equality, migrations, and support policies.

• Presentation of your ongoing work on integration: 

The Ministry’s policies focus on inter-culturalism; they promote a positive vision of social diversity around a shared public culture based on respect for fundamental democratic values. Under this perspective, the DG for Migration, Asylum and Anti-Racism is committed to making a country that works for everyone, fosters inclusion and encourages coexistence. These policies sustain the interaction of all people regardless of their country of origin, and fight against all kinds of discrimination based on origin, religion, or race.

• Your role and expectations for the EU-BELONG project:

The Government of Catalonia expects to improve migrants’ socio-economic inclusion and sense of belonging in the region.

As the leader of WP3, the Ministry of Equality and Feminisms is responsible, with the support of the AER, for the overall coordination of WP3 activities and deliverables and their implementation by the partners. Additionally, the Government of Catalonia is responsible for implementing specific activities within the WP, as well as –as implementing region- for the implementation of the activities organised at the regional level.  

• Contacts for your region 

Departament d’Igualtat i Feminismes, [email protected]