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Thought-provoking findings presented in two new MATILDE reports: ‘13 Reports onAction-Research Results in Each Case Study’ and ‘Comparative Report on Action-Research in Rural and Mountain Areas’. After analyzing intensively and profoundly the impact of migration in rural and mountain European areas, the Horizon 2020 project MATILDE publishes two new reports – 

Italian team of the MATILDE and supporting partner of the project, Forum Disuguaglianze Diversità (Forum Disparities and Diversity) organizing together an online meeting on 10 March. Can foreigners arriving in Italy be considered as a resource for territories resilience and development? Is this particularly true for territories such as rural, mountainous

MATILDE, focusing on the impact of migration on the local development of rural and mountain regions, together with other 9 EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects are organizing a joint policy roundtable. Horizon 2020 projects will present their preliminary results on the economic, cultural and political impact of the presence of refugees and

The MATILDE #HeartofEurope photography contest, which visually explores the impact of immigrants in the rural and mountain regions of Europe, has ended. Since MATILDE is a project that emphasizes the importance of the participatory approach, the winners of the photography competition were not ranked as in a classical competition. On the

With 4 questions, we explore the Work Package 4 (Economic Impact Assessment Of Migration) and the “Comparative report on TCNs Economic Impact and Entrepreneurship” report. Maria Luisa Caputo and Michele Bianchi from University of Parma explains. The new report of MATILDE project, which includes a cross-country examination of the migration’s economic impact of in 14 rural and mountain regions is out.

What is migrants’ economic impact on European rural and mountain regions? Does migration stimulate innovation in firms and causes change in communities? The new MATILDE report, which includes a cross-country examination of the migration’s economic impact of in 14 rural and mountain regions, provides answer to these questions. In the new

MATILDE researchers will organize a panel discussion at the 18th IMISCOE Annual Conference held online between 7-9 July 2021. Europe’s largest interdisciplinary research network in the field of migration, integration and diversity studies, IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) organizes its 18th Annual Conference ‘Crossing borders, connecting cultures’

Stakeholders of the MATILDE project shared an open declaration in the form of a manifesto. As a project which aims producing scientific-based knowledge and enhancing socio-cultural change about the perception and role of foreign immigration in rural, mountainous and remote regions of Europe, MATILDE tries to redefine the role of these

The Horizon 2020 project MATILDE publishes the impact assessments of policies on migrants’ interaction with the social and economic structure of the remote and rural areas in the MATILDE countries – Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and in the United Kingdom. The MATILDE Policy Brief (Deliverable 3.1

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) replaced Eurac Research as Lead Partner in the MATILDE Project. On 15 January 2021, the Extraordinary General Assembly (GEAS) of the MATILDE Consortium unanimously endorsed the proposal to transfer the role of Lead Partner from Eurac Research to University of Eastern Finland. Prof. Jussi P.