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Community Actions should concern one of the following objectives:
The furthering of Community cooperation in implementing Community law and good practices;
Support for the setting-up of transnational cooperation networks and pilot projects based on transnational partnerships between bodies located in two or more Member States designed to stimulate innovation, facilitate exchanges of experience and good practice and improve the quality of asylum policy;
Support for transnational awareness-raising campaigns on European asylum policy and the situation and circumstances of the persons referred to in Article 3 of the ERF decision (for more details see Call for Proposals);
Support for dissemination and exchange of information, including the use of IT and communications technology, on best practices and all other aspects of the ERF. Project proposals are should focus on the following priorities:
The correct transposition and implementation of the Community legislation of the first stage of the Common European Asylum System.
Activities facilitating the practical and collaborative cooperation envisaged in the Hague Programme to assist Member States in achieving a single procedure for the assessment of applications for international protection; in jointly compiling, assessing and applying country of origin information and for addressing particular pressures on the asylum systems of Member States resulting, inter alia, from geographic location. The promotion of good practices and new developments in the field of resettlement in EU Member States including the strategic use of resettlement, the resettlement of vulnerable groups, group resettlement and the development of innovative methods such as private sponsorship for resettlement.
Good practices and new developments in the field of voluntary return, focusing on the conditions for the sustainability of such programmes.
Integration and empowerment of persons benefiting from international protection, in particular through involvement of education institutions, professional and employers organisations, trade unions and refugee community organisations. Encouraging better information and fairer perception of the situation faced by asylum seekers and refugees in the EU.
Projects presented may relate to one of the following type of activities:
Furthering the implementation of Community legislation and good practices. Setting up of transnational cooperation networks.
Transnational actions relating to awareness raising emphasising the European dimension of the specific issues faced by asylum seekers, refugees and displaced persons with a view to publicising the achievements of the ERF.
Support for dissemination and exchange of information, including the use of IT and communications technology on best practices and all other aspects of the ERF.
Applicants Eligible applicants are national, regional and local authorities registered in one of the 24 Member States participating in the European Refugee Fund (only Denmark does not participate), non-governmental organisations as well as international organisations, working on a strictly non-profit basis, with proven experience and expertise in the fields covered, taking into account their respective institutional competences.
The involvement and number of partners depend on the four objectives under which the proposal will be developed (for more details see the Call for Proposals). The number lies in between two and 24 partners from different Member States.
Legal basis
Council Decision 2004/904/EC of 2 December 2004
Community contribution
The indicative budget available for this call for proposals is 2,25 Mio. EUR. The requested amount of ERF financial support per project can not exceed 80% of the total eligible cost. The minimum amount of grant per project is fixed at 40.000 EUR. The maximum amount at 400.000 EUR.
The Call for Proposals is available at
http://europa.eu.int/
In order to apply, for more information and access to the relevant documents, please visit the following (general) website:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/refugee/funding_refugee_en.htm (English version)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/refugee/funding_refugee_fr.htm (French Version)
Contact
European Commission
DG Justice, Freedom and Security
DG JLS /B4 - ERF
LX 46 2/122,
B-1049 Brussels
+32.2.298 03 06
JAI-EUROPEAN-REFUGEE-FUND@cec.eu.int