Common Operational Partnerships to prevent and fight against migrant smuggling along migratory routes towards the EU with competent authorities of Turkey
Summary
The Fund will contribute to reach a high level of security in the EU, in particular by preventing and combating terrorism, radicalisation, serious and organised crime and cybercrime, by assisting and protecting victims of crime, and by preparing for, protecting against and effectively managing security-related incidents, risks and crises.
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Fund will contribute to reach a high level of security in the EU, in particular by preventing and combating terrorism, radicalisation, serious and organised crime and cybercrime, by assisting and protecting victims of crime, and by preparing for, protecting against and effectively managing security-related incidents, risks and crises.
Call
Detailed Call Description
Projects must be aiming to achieve one or more of the following outcomes related to the prevention and fight against organised criminal networks engaged in migrant smuggling, without duplicating existing projects or structures:
- Enhanced mutual trust and international, regional and national cooperation between different agencies, through assistance in developing and enhancing procedures as well as legal, administrative and statistical tools necessary to support the exchange of information between competent law enforcement and judicial authorities in tackling migrant smuggling.
- Improved institutional and operational setting, including through capacity building and better equipment, as a basis for cross-border cooperation between relevant third countries and EU Member States as well as EU agencies, such as Europol, Frontex or Eurojust and international organisations such as Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime where relevant.
- Improved information exchange between partner countries law enforcement agencies at national, regional and international level.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public bodies or, by the competent authority’s madate, a public or non-public implementing agency or body of a Member State participating in the ISF)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs), excluding Denmark)
- non-EU countries: without any limitation as long as relevant for the call for proposals in view of the migratory routes towards the EU.
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs), excluding Denmark)
Specific cases
- International organisations — International organisations are eligible.
- Entities without legal personality — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€11,000,000Thematic Categories
- Migration and Citizenship
- Public Administration
- Trade and Commerce
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
27/01/2022Call Closing Date
27/04/2022EU Contact Point
Migration and Home Affairs
Telephone: +3222991111 (Commission switchboard)
Postal address:
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
European Commission
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Belgium
(Publish Date: 28/01/2022-for internal use only)