The present Integration Dossier on immigrant self-employment and entrepreneurship draws attention to the growing contribution of immigrant entrepreneurs to European economies and their increasing recognition as role-models. It also provides examples of the support services immigrant entrepreneurs benefit from in order to overcome persistent obstacles to their development...
States can use general admission policies, such as family reunification, and national integration frameworks in order to create favourable conditions for immigrant entrepreneurs that already reside in the country...
The Migrant Integration Policy Index also offers insights as to how national integration laws promote or hinder entrepreneurship. For example, in contrast to France, where non-EU nationals are barred from many regulated professions (e.g. lawyers, doctors, architects and pharmacists), Spain offers equal access to self-employment and does not lay down requirements specifically for foreigners who wish to start up a business. This puts in perspective the annual numbers of new foreign-born entrepreneurs...Read more
European Web Site on Integration: Dossier on Immigrant Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship
Thomas Huddleston
Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group
Thomas Huddleston is a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Group, a European think-and-do-tank. He coordinates MPG’s research for European cooperation on national integration policies, including the second and third editions of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (published in February 2011) and the third edition of the European Commission’s Handbook on Integration.
