14/09/2026 Migrations, protection internationale et coopération économique
[En cours de traduction]
“The future and legitimacy of European democracy depend on involving everyone, including diasporas and migrants, in democratic processes,” PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons said today, adopting a draft resolution based on a report by Lord Leslie Griffiths (United Kingdom, SOC).
The committee said that “diasporas are inherent, valuable parts of European societies” and that, “when properly supported, empowered and integrated”, they “actively contribute to economic development, help build more cohesive societies and foster democratic engagement”.
The committee highlights in particular the potential of young people within diaspora communities, describing young diaspora members as “multilingual, multicultural Europeans” with “great potential for innovation, renewal of democratic life, and inter-cultural mediation”.
It also underlines the role of organised diaspora groups, including faith-based communities, which can function as “multidimensional hubs” providing language courses, social services, legal guidance and psychosocial care, while fostering “networks of trust, solidarity, and belonging”.
The committee calls for the political participation of diaspora members, including by “empowering those eligible to vote and stand for election”. It also recommends that member states “provide civic education and democratic literacy training to diaspora members” and “develop mentorship programmes linking young people, including diaspora members, with elected representatives”.