10 January 2014
The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), just backed by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties committee, has a total budget of € 3.1 billion for 2014-2020.
The bulk of the funds, €2.7 billion, are destined for national level programmes, €360 million of which is reserved for resettlement. The text establishes that Member States have to allocate 20% of the remaining national funds (€2.4 billion) to asylum measures. If Member States wish to stay below this percentage, they will have to provide detailed explanations. Countries facing “structural deficiencies in the area of accommodation, infrastructure and service” will not be able to spend less in the field of asylum.
Following the vote, rapporteur MEP Sylvie Guillaume, said: “I am particularly delighted that member states are obliged to involve civil society and international organisations fully in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the fund at national level. Beyond their experience and expertise, they act as a safeguard promoting a fair and well-targeted distribution of the funds available.”
- 10.01.2014
European Parliament, Civil liberties MEPs back funds for asylum, migration and internal security - 20.12.2013
Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Permanent Representatives Committee approves agreement on EU funding of asylum and migration policies - 08.2012
ECRE, Comments and Recommendations on the Commission Proposals on the future EU funding in the area of migration and asylum - 08.2013
UNHCR, Comments to the proposals for funding in the area of Home Affairs 2014-2020
This article originally appeared in the ECRE Weekly Bulletin of 10 January 2014
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