On Monday 14 June, the Council of the EU approved three new EU funds for the 2021–2027 period, totalling €18 billion.
The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund has four specific objectives: - asylum policy; - legal migration and integration; - irregular migration and returns; - solidarity and shared responsibility between Member States. There are minimum allocations for each objective.
See the legislative text establishing the fund: https://bit.ly/3gk0Shq
The Instrument for Financial Support for Border and Visa Management reflects recent developments such as the expansion of the European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex), the modernisation of the common visa policy and the development and interoperability of information systems.
See the legislative text establishing the instrument: https://bit.ly/3glYFSq
The Internal Security Fund will strengthen the fight against terrorism and radicalisation, in addition to serious and organised crime and cybercrime. It will support measures to improve the exchange of information, to intensify cross-border cooperation – including joint operations on terrorism and organised crime – and to strengthen capacities required to prevent and combat crime.
Funding for the purchase of equipment has been increased under Member State programmes to a maximum figure of 35%.
See the legislative text establishing the fund: https://bit.ly/3wi9g6B
The European Parliament will have to formally adopt these texts – which were the subject of trilogues in December 2020 (see EUROPE 12619/15, 12621/12) – in a second reading. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)