Commission proposes funding increase for borders and migration for 2021-2027

Summary:

The European Commission adopted on 12 June 2018 a set of proposals aimed at increasing the funding for migration and border management, in the framework of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027.

Further information:

The Commission proposed the allocation of €34.9 billion under the MFF 2021-2027, following the difficulties facing the European Union since the start of the migration crisis and assuming it would remain a challenge in the forthcoming years. This level of funding would be channelled mainly through the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF, replacing the existing AMIF) and the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF, which includes the existing Borders and Visa instrument). The following proposals provide more details:

+ [COM(2018)471] Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund
+ [COM(2018)473] Proposal for a Regulation establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for border management and visa
+ [COM(2018)474] Proposal for a Regulation establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment

The proposal was put forward in the framework of the discussions on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027.

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European Commission: Future EU funding for Borders and Migration [Q&A] http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-18-4127_en.htm

European Commission: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos on the Commission's proposal for the EU's future funding for borders and migration http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-18-4145_en.htm

The Guardian, 12.06.18: EU to triple spending to €5bn a year targeting illegal migration https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/12/eu-5bn-a-year-targeting-illegal-migration-border-infrastructure

Statewatch: News, 13.06.18: Massive funding increases proposed for internal security, border security and migration: full documentation http://www.statewatch.org/news/2018/jun/eu-security-funds-proposals.htm

The Independent, 13.06.18: EU plans to triple spending on border control in response to refugee crisis https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eu-border-control-spending-refugee-crisis-austria-coast-guard-mediterranean-a8397176.html

EurActiv, 01.08.18: EU will spend more on border and migration control than on Africa https://www.euractiv.com/section/africa/news/for-tomorrow-eu-will-spend-more-on-border-and-migration-control-than-on-africa/

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