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€31 million for Mediterranean migratory routes under Call for Proposals on migration and asylum cooperation
04-09-2009The European Commission has issued a Call for Proposals providing €31 million for migration and asylum cooperation along Mediterranean migratory routes, covering partners in the ENPI South.
The proposed actions are part of a broader Call for Proposals (EuropeAid/128764/C/ACT/Multi) covering all countries, published under the European Commission’s ‘Thematic Programme of cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum’.
The general objective of the thematic programme is to help third countries better manage all aspects of migratory flows in all their dimensions. The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is €70 million over two years.
At thematic level, the programme covers the major areas of action corresponding to the main facets of the migratory phenomenon. It is designed in particular to:
- foster the links between migration and development;
- promote well-managed labour migration;
- fight illegal immigration and facilitate the readmission of illegal immigrants;
- protect migrants’ rights, protect them against exploitation and exclusion, and support the fight against trafficking in human beings;
- promote asylum and international protection of refugees.
The programme is particularly well-suited to support capacity‑building and cooperation initiatives in which partners of countries of origin, transit and destination develop and share experiences and working methods on the various aspects of migration. It is based on a geographical approach, adjusted to the “migration route” concept.
In this context, two of the programme’s six lots specifically involve Mediterranean Partner Countries.
Lot 1: Southern migratory routes (sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Mediterranean) has an indicative allocation of funds of €28.5 million, €14 million for 2009, and €14.5 million for 2010, subject to adoption of the 2010 budget.
The lot is broken down into five sub-lots as follows:
- Sub-lot A (€10.5 million): Western African Route, including Maghreb, ECOWAS, CEMAC region and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Sub-lot B (€9.5 million) Eastern African Route, including Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Horn of Africa, Yemen, Great Lakes Region
- Sub-lot C (€5 million) Northern Africa region, in line with Albufeira conclusions
- Sub-lot D (€2 million) Southern Africa region
- Sub-lot E (€1.5 million) Promoting the contribution of the Diaspora to act in Africa as a development actor for this continent through the establishment of an African Diaspora platform for development
Lot 3: Middle East and Gulf countries has an indicative allocation of funds of €2.5 million, €1,356,000 for 2009, and €1,144,000 for 2010, subject to adoption of the 2010 budget.
The lot is broken down into two sub-lots as follows:
- Sub-lot J (€1.5 million): Supporting the registration, management, delivery of protection and durable solutions for the Iraqi refugees and enhance the protection of migrants’ rights in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan and the Gulf States.
- Sub-lot K (€1 million): Supporting pilot initiatives aimed at dismantling smuggling and trafficking in human beings along the migratory routes affecting the EU and Europe's neighbours coming from and passing through the Middle East (including also by providing support through specialised international organisations or law enforcement agencies from EU Member States, EU candidates and ENP countries)
A further lot, Lot 6: ‘Support for the Development of Mobility Partnerships’, is open to all countries, with a total budget of €4 million.
Grants requested for an action under the Call for Proposals must fall between €500,000 and €2 million. The planned total duration of an action may not be lower than 12 months nor exceed 36.
The deadline for submission of Concept Notes is 13 November 2009.
