COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for border management and visa Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment
Date: 2018-06-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU migration policy, EU visa policy, Schengen Agreement, area of freedom, security and justice, customs inspection, external border of the EU, fund (EU), migration control, public safety, right of asylum

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Strasbourg, 12.6.2018 SWD(2018) 348 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT  Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund  Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund  Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for border management and visa  Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council  establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment  {COM(2018) 471} - {COM(2018) 472} - {COM(2018) 473} - {COM(2018) 474} - {SWD(2018) 347} - {SEC(2018) 315}  
 
 
1.  INTRODUCTION 

The  Union’s  post-2020  multiannual  financial  framework  (MFF)  has  to  make  long-term 
budgetary  provision  for  asylum,  migration  management,  integrated  border  management 
(including  customs  control  equipment)  and  internal  security  (including  the  fight  against 
terrorism) and ensure that the Union’s ambition in these areas is backed by adequate funding. 
This  is  one  of  the  conclusions  of  the  Reflection  paper  on  the  future  of  EU  finances1  and  is 
supported by stakeholder consultations.  This impact assessment sets out the thinking behind 
the Commission’s proposals for the establishment of EU funds in the above areas.  

2.  THE CHALLENGES 

The migration crisis of 2015 demonstrated clearly that Member States need to work together 
to deal with migration-related challenges effectively and in solidarity. The European agenda 
for  migration constituted a comprehensive reaction and its implementation and management 
will form part of the Union’s role for years to come. Support is needed to ensure the effective 
control of the Union’s external borders and proper functioning of the Schengen area, and 
prevent  irregular  migration,  while  at  the  same  time  facilitating  legitimate  travel.  Support  is 
also needed to support the customs union and customs authorities as regards the controls 
of  goods at the  Union external borders,  to  protect the financial  and economic interests of 
the Union and its Member States, to  ensure the safety and security within the Union and to 
protect the Union from unfair and illegal trade while facilitating legitimate business activity. 
Security  threats  due  to  terrorism,  organised  crime  and  cybercrime,  all  with  a  cross-border 
dimension, call for a comprehensive response, as set out in the European agenda for security. 
Europe’s citizens are looking to the EU and national governments to deliver security in a fast-
changing and uncertain world. 

Putting in place a robust and structural EU response to these challenges requires EU financial 
support that is designed to deliver the highest level of EU added value. Evaluations show that 
the existing funds have proven to be effective but need improvement: greater flexibility and 
simplification in their delivery, more coherence and consistency with other relevant EU funds 
and more complete and results-oriented monitoring and evaluation systems. 

3.  ARCHITECTURE OF THE FUNDS AND OBJECTIVES 

The migration, borders and security cluster in the future Union budget will be covered by four 
instruments under three funds. 

The  Asylum  and  Migration  Fund  (AMF)  will  contribute  to  the  efficient  management  of 
migration  flows  by  strengthening  the  common  European  asylum  system,  supporting  legal 
migration  into  Europe  and  contributing  to  the  effective  integration  of  non-EU  nationals  in 
Member States, while significantly enhancing policies on return and readmission to non-EU 
countries,  and  enhancing  solidarity  and  responsibility-sharing  between  Member  States.  The 
fund will  be  able  to  support migration-related  action  in  non-EU countries,  in  full coherence 
and synergy with the Union’s external action. 

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The  Integrated  Border  Management  Fund  (IBMF)  will  consist  of  two  components,  each 
with their own budget allocation. Its border management and visa (BMVI) component will 
support the implementation of European integrated border management and the common visa 
policy,  in  order  to  combat  irregular  migration  and  facilitate  legitimate  travel.  Its  customs 
control  equipment  (CCE)  component  will  contribute  to  adequate  and  equivalent  customs 
controls  through  the  purchase,  maintenance  and  upgrade  of  relevant,  state-of-the-art  and 
reliable customs control equipment. 

The Internal Security Fund (ISF) will help to ensure a high level of security in the Union by 
tackling  terrorism  and  radicalisation,  organised  crime  and  cybercrime,  and  assisting  and 
protecting victims of crime.  

Synergies with other EU funding instruments 

Apart  from  synergies  between  these  four  instruments,  synergies  will  also  be  established 
between the AMF and the successors to the European Structural and Investment Funds, as 
regards the integration of non-EU nationals and the building and maintenance of reception 
infrastructure,  and  with  the  external  instrument,  which  will  have  a  strong  focus  on 
migration.  In  this  context,  work  to  tackle  the  root  causes  of  migration  and  promote 
sustainable reintegration in home countries will be carefully calibrated.  

As regards the BMVI and the ISF, synergies with other instruments will be established in 
the  areas  of  maritime  security  and  surveillance,  security  research,  security  of 
infrastructure  and  public  spaces,  cybersecurity,  the  prevention  of  radicalisation  and 
EU funding instruments supporting the  external dimension of border management and 
security. As regards the CCE, synergies will be established in particular with the customs 
programme.  

4.  DELIVERY MECHANISMS OF THE INTENDED FUNDING 

The AMF, the BMVI and the ISF will be implemented mainly through shared management 
mode,  by  Member  States  and  the  Commission,  ensuring  that  the  Union’s  priorities  are 
supported  in  all  participating  states  and  allowing  funding  predictability.  It  will  be 
complemented with direct and, to a limited extent, indirect management. The CCE will be 
implemented through direct management, mainly in the forms of grants. 

As challenges in the area of migration and security are constantly evolving, flexibility will be 
a key feature of these new funds. New mechanisms, such as the thematic facility and a mid-
term review (technical adjustment and performance review), will ensure that the allocation of 
funding can be adapted to changes in migration flows, pressure at borders and security threats, 
and  funds  can  be  steered  to  the  Union  priorities  with  highest  added  value.  In  addition,  the 
management  of  the  funds  will  be  simplified  through  increased  coherence  with  rules 
applicable to shared and direct management (‘single rule book’).  

5.  HOW WILL PERFORMANCE BE MONITORED AND EVALUATED? 

The monitoring and evaluation framework will be improved to encourage timely performance 
and  to  ensure  that  evaluations  can  provide  effective  input  for  any  future  revisions  of  policy 
intervention.  This  will  be  done  through  better  indicators,  closer  cooperation  with  relevant 
partners and a mechanism to incentivise performance.  

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