On 25 June 2024, over 300 beneficiaries of HOME funds in the fields of migration, border management and security gathered in Brussels, together with the EU national authorities managing the Funds. During workshops and policy-oriented sessions, coordinators of the EU-funded projects learned about the Commission’s plans for funding in the next years and how to deliver better results.
Gabriele Baratto participated representing project qAID. The project, co-funded by the European Commission under the ISF programme, is coordinated by the CSSC and carried out in partnership with the Italian Anticorruption Authority (ANAC), the Romanian National Agency for Integrity (ANI), the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD, Bulgaria), and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI, the regional intergovernmental organization devoted to curbing corruption in South Eastern Europe, based in Bosnia and Herzegovina).
The “Priorities of the Home affairs funds” conference focused on the Commission’s policy priorities, including the implementation of the Migration Pact, support for 4.3 million Ukrainians who are under temporary protection in the EU, actions to stop organised crime, and new EU border management. EU-funded projects are essential to support these priority areas with concrete actions on the ground.
This event came timely as the EU is now in the middle of the 7-year financial cycle. The Commission and EU countries are evaluating which initiative to support in the next 2,5 years. For the period 2021-2027, Home affairs funds nearly doubled (compared to the previous period) to almost EUR 30 billion. They support among others migration management, border protection or fight against corruption, terrorism and organised crime, including migrant smuggling. For 2025, the Commission is proposing to invest almost EUR 3,5 billion in Home Affairs actions under AMIF, BMVI and ISF funds.
The conference was an opportunity for project coordinators and national authorities to signal what works well and what can be improved. EU officials informed participants about the innovations in EU fund management and how the EU institutions audit and control the projects to ensure that the money is spent according to the rules in place. More importantly, participants were able to network and share good practices in several workshops which will help deliver more impactful results.
Official article (EU Commission – DG HOME)
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