EUROPEAN CITIES FACING THE MIGRATION

THE MIGRATION PHENOMENON REPRESENTS A MAJOR CHALLENGE THAT THE EUROPEAN UNION MUST F ACE NOWADAYS. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE IN THE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMPLEX. BEFORE BEING A STATE ISSUE, MIGRATION IS A MATTER THAT PRIMARILY CONCERNS HOST CITIES. THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS ARE THE FIRST ONES TO F ACE THE PROBLEMS RAISED BY THE INCOMING IMMIGRANTS. THEY ARE THE ONES TO TAKE THE FIRST MEASURE S IN ORDER TO HELP THE PEOPLE ENTERING THEIR TERRITORY AND TO MANAGE THE SITUATION THAT THIS PHENOMENON IMPLIES. THE PRESENT ARTICLE INTENDS TO BE AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHALLENGES THAT LARGE EUROPEAN CITIES F ACE IN MANAGING THE MIGRAT ION PHENOMENON. IT AIMS A T ANSWERING SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS SUCH AS: WHICH ARE THE TOOLS THE CITIES HAVE AT HAND IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH MIGRATION? HOW IS MIGRATION PERCEIVED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE RECEIVING CITIES? HOW COULD IMMIGRA NTS COHABITATE WITH THE LOCALS? WHICH ARE THE POSSIBLE ACTIONS THAT CITIES COULD UNDERTAKE IN ORDER TO F ACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS? IN THE SAME TIME, ONE AIMS AT ANALYZING THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND NOT LEAST, THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES THAT EUROPEAN CITIES FACE IN THE MIGRATION PROBLEM.

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