The Integration Council
When is the Integration Council elected?
How, when and where can I vote?
How, when and where can I vote?
Who can I vote for?
Form "Entry in the dialling directory"
What is the composition of the Integration Council?
Who is on the board of the Integration Council?
The Integration Council would like to
- to further promote and advance the peaceful and fruitful coexistence of different cultures in Bocholt.
- to form a forum for exchange and consultation with committed associations, institutions, companies, interest groups, citizens and the public administration.
Guiding principles
The Integration Council is committed to ensuring that colourful diversity in Bocholt is recognised by the city and its citizens as a matter of course. In the long term, it should be perceived by the population as a matter of course that all people in this city respect and recognise each other in their diversity. They do not have to explain or justify their uniqueness, they are not seen as (cultural) strangers, but as members of a community, as Bocholters.
Different ways and styles of life, provided they conform to the constitution, are perceived as an enrichment of living together. In order to put these ideas on a broad basis in Bocholt, the Integration Council supports campaigns and events in this sense.
The Integration Council considers it necessary to guarantee access for all Bocholt residents with an international family history to important resources such as upbringing, education, training, work, culture, leisure and health. Similarly, participation in the spatial and social organisation of the city should be possible for everyone, thus creating a common urban culture that does not draw artificial boundaries between people from different regions of the world and does not construct ethnically homogeneous groups. It recognises that people's affiliations are diverse and overlap with others.
"Let's join forces in the area of integration work and welcome all new citizens together with the statement Bocholt for all - Welcome"

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Series: We in the IR!
We introduce the members of the Integration Council here at irregular intervals. We began the series in 2019 in the previous legislative period with Juan Lopez Casanava, Chairman of the Integration Council of the City of Bocholt.
Tasks and responsibilities
- The Integration Council represents the interests of Bocholt's residents with a migration background.
- The Integration Council addresses their social, educational, professional and economic concerns,
- The Integration Council discusses ways and means of integration in Bocholt and makes public proposals
Excerpt from Section 27 of the North Rhine-Westphalia municipal code:
"The Integration Council can deal with all matters of the municipality. At the request of the Integration Council, a suggestion or statement from the Integration Council must be submitted to the Council, a district council or a committee. The chairperson of the Integration Council or another member appointed by the Integration Council is authorised to attend the meeting when this matter is being discussed; he or she must be given the floor at the request of the Integration Council. The Integration Council should comment on issues submitted to it by the Council, a committee, a district council or the mayor."