MILE stands for Migrant Integration through Locally designed Experiences and is about empowering the local community as a whole, including migrant communities. MILE is two-year project co-funded through the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and involves partners in six European countries: Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK.

MILE is based on the idea that policy-making – including at the local level – should be a process of co-creation and collaboration that reflects the diverse population of cities and gives migrants, newcomers, refugees and asylum-seekers a say. By connecting municipalities, migrant communities and research teams across Europe, MILE aims to empower migrants and refugees and help to build lasting connections between migrant groups and local governments in Europe.

Duration: 2022 – 2023

Funding: EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 

Principal Investigator: George Kandylis

Research Team: Pavlos Baltas, Thomas Maloutas, Iris Polyzou, Stavros-Nikiforos Spyrellis, Katerina Vezyrgianni

Website: https://mile-project.eu/