The Intercultural Cities

The Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme began in 2008 as a joint pilot initiative of the

Council of Europe and the European Commission.

It set out to examine the impact of cultural diversity and migration from the perspective of Europe’s cities and identify strategies and policies which could help cities work with diversity as a factor of development. Significantly, it set out to propose practical policies and methods that cities across Europe might adopt and benefit from.

The Programme is unique in its scope and approach. It spans the whole of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals; and has been as concerned with the issues of historic diversity and national

minorities as with more recent migration.

At the beginning there were 11 cities from 11 countries chosen for the strong commitment of leadership to making diversity work, the availability of a strong network of civil society organisations, interest among public service professionals and local media for working on the issue. Below is a today map of the ICC Programme.






		The Intercultural Cities The Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme began in 2008 as a joint pilot initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commission. It set out to examine the impact of cultural diversity and migration from the perspective of Europe’s cities and identify strategies and policies which could help cities work with diversity as a factor of development. Significantly, it set out to propose practical policies and methods that cities across Europe might adopt and benefit from. The Programme is unique in its scope and approach. It spans the whole of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals; and has been as concerned with the issues of historic diversity and national minorities as with more recent migration. At the beginning there were 11 cities from 11 countries chosen for the strong commitment of leadership to making diversity work, the availability of a strong network of civil society organisations, interest among public service professionals and local media for working on the issue. Below is a today map of the ICC Programme.