Where the money is committed
This programme commits its whole allocation to one programme area.
Programme· GR-HOMEAFFAIRS · 2021–2028
Protection and Justice for Vulnerable Groups
Well-functioning national systems for asylum, migration, and integration in line with international and European human rights standards Preventing and combating serious and organized crime in line with international and European human rights standards Increased access to an independent, accountable, and efficient justice system of high quality in line with international and European human rights standards
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€51m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants €51m
- Norway Grants None
Funded by EEA Grants
None
Projects signed
2
Donor programme partners
0
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asylum, Migration and Integration PA14 | €51m | 100.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Citizen Protection, European and Development Programmes Management Agency
- National focal point
- Special Service of Planning, Coordination and Monitoring of the Implementation of Financial Mechanisms of the EEA, General Secretariat of Partnership Agreement (ESPA)
- Short name
- GR-HOMEAFFAIRS
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
8 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A pre-defined project by the Ministry of Interior, improving the naturalisation process through strengthened training systems for candidates, with an approximate grant from the programme of € 3,000,000, shall be explored in the Concept Note.
- Indicative allocation to programme areas is in line with the following guiding principles: approximately 60% to the programme area “Asylum, migration and integration”, approximately 25% to the programme area “Serious and organized crime”; and approximately 15% to the programme area “Access to justice". The final allocations shall be agreed and set in the Programme Agreement.
- Participation in the SYNERGY Network against gender based and domestic violence shall be supported.
- The maximum level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall be approximately 60% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme. The final level shall be set in the Programme Agreement.
- The relevant services of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum and the Ministry of Justice shall act as Programme Partners for the programme areas “Asylum, migration and integration” and “Access to justice”, respectively, and shall be actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the programme. Further details on their role shall be agreed in the Programme Agreement.
- Within the programme area “Access to justice” measures supporting equal access to justice, focusing on a child-friendly and gender-sensitive justice system, shall be developed in the Concept Note. Cooperation on project level with partners from the Donor States and/or with International Partner Organisations shall be explored.
- Within the programme area “Asylum, migration and integration” measures addressing protection and support for asylum seekers and refugees in vulnerable situations, with a focus on unaccompanied minors, shall be developed in the Concept Note. Cooperation with partners from the Donor States shall be explored.
- Within the programme area “Serious and Organised Crime”, measures supporting methods and tools for investigation of serious and organised crime, the prevention and combatting of domestic and gender-based violence and hate crimes shall be developed in the Concept Note. Measures on child friendly justice may be explored. Cooperation with partners from the Donor States shall be explored.
Projects
No projects have been signed under this programme. That is a real state rather than a gap in the data: bilateral funds and newly agreed programmes both sit here.