European Refugee Fund – Call for Proposals – Gender
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: May 8, 2006
GIRLS.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/ |
The objective of the European
Refugee Fund (ERF) is to support and encourage the efforts made by the Member
States in receiving and bearing the consequences of receiving refugees and
displaced persons. Due to the fact that the Community Actions Annual Work
Programme 2005 only was adopted on 23 March 2006, the 2005 call for proposals
has been published just now.
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
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