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The announcement of the PSOE candidate, Ana Belén Castejón, to implement a plan against racism and Xenobia "reveals his profound ignorance of municipal programs and activities promoted by the City for the social integration of immigrants" said Councilman Social Care, Antonio Calderon.

Calderon has stressed the recognition it has received the City of national and European institutions, including the Council of Europe, for their intercultural and social integration policies.

Calderón concerned that the Socialist councilor, after eight years at City Hall, has not been able to interested or know that Cartagena is an example for many other cities in experiences and initiatives to support the immigrant community and is now "a little more a month before the election when proposing a plan without content or proposals. "

Councilman Social Care remember that the City is part of the Council of Europe "Intercultural Cities" which promotes better management of diversity and social cohesion program.

Cartagena is a founding city since 2001 Intercultural Cities Network (RECI) along with 12 other Spanish cities.

Since last year, with the support of the Foundation La Caixa and hand CEPAIM is developing programs "Intercultural Community Integration" (ICI) whose area of ​​intervention the Old Town and Diversity Project on the Economy and Local Integration "DELI" led by the Council of Europe and funded by the European Integration Fund which aims to help the employment of immigrants, with European cities like Bucharest, Dublin, Munich, Lisbon, etc, being next to Getxo the two Spanish cities participating in the project.

According to Calderón, "Cartagena has a long way in combating social exclusion of people from other countries and the commitment of the City for their social and labor integration has placed the municipality as a reference in these policies", thanks among other things the good work done by all major organizations working with the City Red designing strategies and programs to give the issue of migration of handling all times.

Source: PP Cartagena