The European Integration Forum was launched by the European Commission in April 2009. The objective of the Forum is to provide a voice for representatives of civil society on integration issues (in particular relating to the EU agenda on integration) and for the Commission to take a pro-active role in such discussions. The Forum will provide an added value as a complementary source of information and consultation. The European Integration Forum is organised in cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee and representatives of the Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions take part in the meetings. Participants to the Forum are primarily EU umbrella organisations having a membership across a number of Member States dealing with Integration Issues and representatives of national consultative bodies from Member States.

Links to reports of Forum meetings can be found here.

Ireland's representatives to the European Integration Forum are as follows:

	Mr. Issah Huseini, C.E.O, New Communities Partnership.
	Mr Jipe Kelly, Participatory Project Officer - West, Integration Centre and a member of the Ministerial Council on Migrant Integration

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