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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 6.11.2019
C(2019) 7883 final
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 6.11.2019
amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 3371 on the financing of Union
Actions in the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the
adoption of the work programme for 2019
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 6.11.2019
amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 3371 on the financing of Union
Actions in the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the
adoption of the work programme for 2019
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and
Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation,
preventing and combating crime, and crisis management1, and in particular Articles 6 and 8
thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending
Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No
575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision
2007/435/EC2, and in particular Article 14(4) and Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union,
amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU)
No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No
283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No
966/20123, and in particular Article 110 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The 2019 work programme for Union actions in the framework of the Asylum,
Migration and Integration Fund was adopted by Commission Implementing Decision
C(2019) 3371 on 10 May 2019.
(2) In order to allow for the addition of two actions, namely the “Direct award of a grant
without a call for proposals to the UEFA Foundation for Children for the project
UNITY Festivals 2020”, and the “Contribution to the European Union Emergency
Trust Fund for stability and addressing the root causes of irregular migration and
displaced persons in Africa”, it is necessary to amend the Annex to Implementing
Decision C(2019) 3371.
(3) Article 62(1)(c) of the 2018 Financial Regulation considers indirect management the
default management mode for pillar-assessed bodies, this management mode is
applied to the Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP) in North
Africa and Horn of Africa led respectively by the Italian Ministry of Interior and the
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as for the actions implemented by the
1 OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 112.
2 OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 168.
3 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1.
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Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) and Organisation for
Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).
(4) Since the United Kingdom and Ireland are subject to the application of Regulation
(EU) No 516/2014, they are therefore taking part in the adoption of this Decision and
they are bound by it and subject to its application.
(5) Denmark is not bound by Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 nor subject to its application.
Therefore Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound
by it or subject to its application.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of
the 'Asylum, Migration and Integration and Internal Security Funds' Committee
established by Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
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Decision C(2019) 3371 is amended as follows:
(1) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
“Article 2
The maximum Union contribution for the implementation of the annual work programme for
2019 for Union actions within the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
is set at EUR 88 920 000 and shall be financed from the appropriations entered in the
following lines of the general budget for the Union for 2019:
(a) budget line 18 03 01 01: EUR 12 713 000
(b) budget line 18 03 01 02: EUR 76 207 000
The appropriations provided for in the first paragraph may also cover interest due for late
payments.
The implementation of this Decision is subject to the availability of the appropriations
provided for in the general budget of the Union for 2019.”
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(2) the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 6.11.2019
For the Commission
Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS
Member of the Commission
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 6.11.2019
C(2019) 7883 final
ANNEX
ANNEX
to the
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 3371 on the financing of Union
Actions in the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the
5.1. Contribution to the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and
addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa ... 18
6. Other actions or expenditure ...................................................................................... 19
6.1. Contribution to European Solidarity Corps (ESC) ..................................................... 19
6.2. Improvements in asylum and managed migration statistics ...................................... 19
6.3. Support for the deployment of European Migration Liaison Officers (EMLOs) ...... 20
6.4. Corporate communication on the priorities of the Union .......................................... 21
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ANNEX
The Annex to Decision C(2019)3371 is replaced by the following:
Annex
Work programme for 2019 for Union actions in the framework of the Asylum,
Migration and Integration Fund
1. INTRODUCTION
On the basis of the objectives given in Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and
Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No
573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and
Council Decision 2007/435/EC1, this work programme contains the actions to be financed
and the budget breakdown for 2019 as follows:
a) for grants (implemented under direct management) (point 2),
b) for procurement (implemented under direct management) (point 3),
c) for actions implemented under indirect management (point 4),
d) for other actions or expenditure (point 5).
1.1. Legal basis
Entities established in Member States participating in the Asylum, Migration and Integration
Fund AMIF (i.e. all except Denmark) can be beneficiaries of AMIF-supported actions.
Entities established in Denmark can participate on a no-cost basis only.
All activities of the work programme must respect and be implemented in line with the rights
and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. All
actions concerning children must respect and be implemented in line with the UN Convention
on the rights of the child. Any beneficiaries working directly with children should have a
well-defined child safeguarding/child protection policy. The increase in the number of
migrant children (unaccompanied/separated or within families) should be reflected in the
design and implementation of actions set out below.
Consistency, complementarity and synergies with other Union instruments will be ensured. In
accordance with Article 3(4) and Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) No 514/20142, actions in
relation with third countries will be carried out in synergy and coherence with other actions
outside the Union supported from Union funds, in particular external assistance instruments.
Such actions are identified and implemented in full coordination with the European External
Action Service (EEAS) and relevant Commission external relations services, including the
Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
as far as humanitarian assistance is concerned. They will be fully consistent with and, where
relevant, complement the Union’s humanitarian policy, and respect the principles set out in
the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid3.
1 OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 168. 2 Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general
provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police
cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 112). 3 The European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid, Joint Statement by the Council and the Representatives of the
Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission
3.1. Actions to be covered by procurement contracts
General description of the contracts envisaged
Fitness check follow-up studies;
studies on legal compliance/infringements;
support for the European dialogue on skills and migration;
support for the European Integration Network (EIN);
support for the EU Immigration Portal (EUIP);
support for the European Migration Forum;
support for the European website on integration (EWSI);
support for the European network of migration law practitioners;
information, awareness raising and communication activities in the asylum, migration,
integration and risks of irregular migration policy areas covered by the Fund;
printed publication, press seminars, events, audio-visual products, services of
journalists and other experts, web maintenance of the Directorate-General for
Migration and Home Affairs website, web editing and content support, graphic design
support, and other communication and information materials and services in the area of
EU migration policy;
other expert meetings, conferences, seminars and other events, technical workshops, IT
consultancy and development, studies, evaluations and impact assessments in the area
of EU migration policy.
Implementation
Procurement will be implemented directly either by the Directorate-General for Migration and
Home Affairs or via co-delegation to the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers; the
Directorate-General for Informatics; the Directorate-General for Communication; or the Office
of Publications.
4. ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED IN INDIRECT MANAGEMENT
4.1. Mobility Partnership Facility III
Implementing entity
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is a specialised
international organisation with a sound experience in migration dialogues with third
countries and in managing funding and programmes. ICMPD successfully passed the
Commission’s ex-ante “pillar assessment” on its level of capacity of financial management
and protection of financial interests and has been selected as the entity entrusted to
implement this action in indirect management based on its competence.
Furthermore, ICMPD established a strong network with EU Member States and partner
countries covered by the policy dialogues on migration and has project-based offices in some
countries that have Mobility Partnerships or Common Agendas on Migration and Mobility.
Description
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Mobility Partnerships were launched in 200718
as one of the bilateral cooperation frameworks
to implement the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM). The main objective
of Mobility Partnerships is to offer a tailor-made policy dialogue and operational cooperation
with third countries covering four GAMM thematic priorities19
. Migration dialogues can
also take different shapes, such as Common Agendas on Migration and Mobility (CAMM).
The Mobility Partnership Facility is complementary to other instruments of the Commission
and was already supported under the annual work programmes for 2014 and for 2017 of
AMIF and the Internal Security Fund (ISF).
Actions eligible for funding by the Facility shall be in line with the objectives of the AMIF
and ISF, and each Fund will support actions falling within its remit. Priority shall be given to
support:
(i) partner countries’ policy and legal frameworks for migration and mobility,
including migration management, monitoring asylum and protection;
(ii) circular and temporary migration schemes and pilot projects on legal pathways to
migration;
(iii) information to potential migrants on opportunities for legal migration and on
requirements for legal stay, as well as on the risks of irregular migration;
(iv) information on and protection of migrants, including pre-departure training;
(v) capacity building;
(vi) migration dialogues;
(vii) border management;
(viii) countering people smuggling;
(ix) countering trafficking in human beings;
(x) exchange of personnel;
(xi) provision of specific equipment to build capacities;
(xii) organisation of meetings and exchange of expertise.
Projects supported through the Mobility Partnership Facility will be implemented preferably
via call(s) for proposals, open to public authorities or agencies of EU Member States as lead
applicants. Public authorities of priority partner countries, international organisations or non-
governmental organisations working on a non-profit basis established in the EU or in the
priority partner countries will be able to apply as co-applicants (future co-beneficiaries). The
Mobility Partnership Facility is funded through AMIF and ISF. When no EU Member State
is in a position to apply under the call for proposals or no proposal presented could be
selected for funding, the Steering Committee may task ICMPD to implement the activities
concerned.
Governance and control structure
A Steering Committee for the Mobility Partnership Facility, led by the Commission and
comprising representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS), will ensure
18 The Global Approach to Migration (GAM) was first defined by the European Council in December 2005 and
encompassed in the Commission Communication "Applying the Global Approach to Migration to the Eastern and South-
Eastern Regions Neighbouring the European Union" COM(2007) 247.
The Commission Communication "Strengthening the global approach to migration: increasing coordination, coherence
and synergies" COM(2008) 611.
The Commission Communication: "The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility" COM/2011/743.
The Commission Communication "Establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European
Agenda on Migration" COM (2016)385. 19 Legal migration, preventing and combatting irregular migration, development and migration, international protection.
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effective governance and control of the action by providing overall strategic guidance, and
adopt, and whenever necessary revise, the annual work plan of the facility. ICMPD will
ensure the secretariat of the Steering Committee and provide technical support/assistance
when necessary. Management tasks of ICMPD include the management of the award
procedures, accounting and administration of the Facility, as well as monitoring and
reporting. The Steering Committee of the Facility will meet regularly and at least twice a
year. For those countries with whom a Mobility Partnership or a Common Agenda on
Migration and Mobility is in place, governance structures such as Mobility Partnership
meetings and local cooperation platforms will be used as the main discussion fora on
migration matters.
4.2. Projects to support long-term capacity-building and access to international
protection and durable solutions for persons in third countries in the
framework of a Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP) in
North Africa
Implementing entity
This action will be implemented in indirect management by the Regional Development and
Protection Programme (RDPP) North Africa consortium with the Italian Ministry of Interior as
Coordinator.
The Italian Ministry of the Interior will act as leader and coordinator of the consortium. The
authorities of Norway can participate in this action on a no-cost basis only. Non-governmental
organisations established in the Member States participating in AMIF and international
organisations may be associated with the consortium and participate in the implementation as
co-beneficiaries.
Description
RDPP assistance to third countries builds on the recognised need for a comprehensive
approach to better manage migration and address gaps in migrant protection and asylum,
including efforts to increase access to durable solutions.
As set out in the 2005 Communication on Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs)20
, RPPs
should support action to enhance third countries’ capacity to provide asylum-seekers and
refugees with effective protection, assistance and durable solutions (repatriation, local
integration and/or resettlement). In line with a more comprehensive approach, which also
includes a development dimension, such programmes have been renamed ‘Regional
Development and Protection Programmes’ (RDPPs). Council Conclusions on the Global
Approach to Mobility and Migration (GAMM)21
of May 2012 also stressed the importance of
helping third countries to become robust providers of effective protection in accordance with
international law, and the contribution of RDPPs to offsetting negative impacts and supporting
positive impacts in local communities. Improved safety and the availability of and access to
means for self-reliance can avert onward movements and are an important precursor to a
durable solution. Finally, the Joint Communication on Migration on the Central Mediterranean
route Managing flows, saving lives,22
has put increased focus on actions in North Africa and
the countries along the Central Mediterranean migratory route.