Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, EU migration policy, aid to refugees, border control, cooperation policy, external border of the EU, integration of migrants, migration control, right of asylum

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 16.7.2025  COM(2025) 540 final 2025/0540 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons and objectives  

The  Commission  Political  Guidelines  2024-2029  emphasise  that  migration  is  a  European 
challenge  that  must  be  met  with  a  European  solution.  Europe’s  geopolitical  context  has 
significantly  changed,  profoundly  affecting  the  Union’s  migration  and  asylum  management, 
which has been further impacted by the weaponisation of migration. Member States need to 
be  able  to  rapidly  and  effectively  respond  to  developments  of  migratory  flows  and  receive 
Union support for that purpose.  

With  the  adoption  of  the  Pact  on  Migration  and  Asylum  (the  ‘Pact’)  the  Union  has  made  a 
significant  progress  toward  a  comprehensive  approach  to  asylum,  migration  and  border 
management,  including  its  external  dimension.  The  Pact  sets  up  a  system  governed  by  the 
principle  of  solidarity  and  the  fair  sharing  of  responsibility,  including  its  financial 
implications, between the Member States. The success of the new system created by the Pact 
relies on the readiness of all Member States – with the actions of one having implications for 
all. The Pact implementation has to be manageable for everyone and be managed together. 

The  Pact  requires  Member  States  to  develop  National  Implementation  Plans  based  on  the 
Common Implementation Plan of the Commission. It is clear from those plans that significant 
financial  resources  will  be  needed  in  the  years  ahead.  Member  States  need  to  make  the 
necessary reforms to ensure national systems are efficient and fit-for-purpose in line with the 
Pact obligations and that the European system created by the Pact functions as it should.  

This also implies providing adequate EU funds to support its implementation. In addition to 
the immediate needs that will be funded under the current Multiannual Financial Framework 
2021-2027, Member States will need to continue investing and improving their systems. For 
example, every three years the Commission will reassess the ‘adequate capacity’ obligations 
of  Member  States  for  the  implementation  of  the  border  procedure.  This  reassessment  may 
require that Member States make further investments to fulfil their obligations.  

Furthermore,  the  need  to  develop  national  integrated  case  management  systems  bringing 
together asylum, reception, and return has been identified by the Commission as a key priority 
in  almost  all  Member  States.  The  significant  changes  required  in  many  Member  States  to 
build these integrated systems  and embrace the digitalisation agenda will require significant 
investments  in  the  medium-to-long  term.  This  digitalisation,  including  the  evolution  of  the 
artificial  intelligence-based  (AI)  technology,  is  also  a  key  component  for  simplifying  and 
increasing  the  efficiency  of  the  system  which  could  eventually  lead  to  the  creation  of 
European case-management systems.  

While it should be supported mostly through the  Regulation (EU) […] [Global Europe], the 
external  dimension  and  innovative  solutions  to  migration  and  asylum  management  would 
continue in  the years to  come to  play an important  part in  the EU response. Member States 
and the EU should also have certain  margin  to  be able to  support specific activities in  third 
countries.   

Finally,  the  Pact  obligations  have  created  significant  needs  in  terms  of  personnel,  including 
legal  advisers,  monitors  for  fundamental  rights,  representatives  for 
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unaccompanied minors, vulnerability experts and so on, as well as new obligations regarding 
reception with significant running costs. These are key components that ensure the European 
system  works  in  practice.  Systemic  failures  in  these  areas  in  one  Member  State  impact  all 
Member States. It is thus fundamental that the EU supports Member States in this endeavour. 
Furthermore,  Member  States’  needs  will  have  to  be  reassessed  regularly  based  on  the 
evaluation of the migratory situation. The ultimate objective is to ensure that all Member State 
will continuously have a ‘well-prepared system’. 

The scope of the Union support should be coherent with the policy priorities and flexible, so 
to  allow  for  new  developments  to  be  taken  into  account.  Building  on  the  results  and 
investments  in  the  areas  of  asylum  and  migration  from  the  previous  programming  periods, 
this  proposal  provides  the  necessary  Union  support  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  the 
comprehensive  approach  to  migration  and  asylum.  It  also  offers  support  for  legal  migration 
and  early  integration  of  third-country  nationals  as  well  as  horizontal  measures  supporting 
Member States’ capacities in the field of integration. 

Furthermore, Union support should be available for the new common approach and legislative 
framework  proposed  by  the  Commission1  with  swifter,  simpler  and  more  effective  return 
procedures across the EU and innovative solutions for migration management. This new legal 
framework  for  returns  constitutes  a  key  piece  to  complement  the  Pact  on  Migration  and 
Asylum. 

The proposal aims to address the need for greater flexibility in the management of the Union 
support, including a stronger performance orientation, as well as enhanced simplification for 
all actors involved in its implementation. For this, strict complementarity is enforced with the 
proposal for a Regulation (EU) […] establishing the European Fund for economic, social and 
territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and  security, 
introducing  new  mechanisms  for  the  allocation  of  funding  for  shared,  direct  and  indirect 
management. As challenges in the area of migration and asylum are constantly evolving, there 
is also a need to respond to pressing needs and changes in policy and Union priorities, and to 
steer funding towards actions with a high level of Union added value, in particular through an 
EU Facility offering flexibility in the management of the Union support. 

The present proposal, together with the proposal for a Regulation (EU) […] establishing the 
Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the 
common policy on visas and the proposal for a Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union 
Support for  internal security, provide the specific legal framework for the Union action in the 
areas  of  efficient  management  of  migration  and  asylum,  European  integrated  border 
management  at  the  external  borders,  well-functioning  Schengen  area  and  European  visa 
policy, and internal security. The rules regulating the participation of some Member States of 
the European Union to the rules established in accordance with Title V of Part Three TFEU 
(see variable geometry section) justify the need to have three specific instruments to provide 
support in these areas. These three Regulations complement each other and the proposal for 
Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial 
cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security, through which 
they will be implemented.   

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COM  (2025)  101  final.  Proposal  for  a  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a common system for the return of third-country  nationals staying illegally in the  Union, 
and  repealing  Directive  2008/115/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council,  Council  Directive 
2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC 

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The  proposed  Regulation  builds  on  Regulation  (EU)  2021/11472,  while  taking  into  account 
new policy developments and the need to provide an agile response to evolving migration and 
asylum challenges both within the EU and in cooperation with other countries.  

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Consistency with existing policy provisions 

The Union support for asylum, migration and integration will work in complementarity with 
the  other  policies  under  the  scope  of  the  proposal  for  establishing  the  European  Fund  for 
economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime, 
prosperity  and  security,  thus  fostering  synergies  between  these  policies.  However,  a  strong 
and comprehensive EU policy on migration and asylum needs action across the full spectrum 
of the tools at its disposal, including activities of relevant Union decentralised agencies. 

The  six  Home  Affairs  decentralised  Agencies  (Frontex,  Europol,  EUAA,  eu-LISA,  EUDA 
and Cepol) play an important and increasing role in the implementation of the Home Affairs 
policies. It is essential to ensure coherence between policy strategies set out at EU level and 
the  operational  activities  of  the  decentralised  agencies,  thereby  also  maximising  the 
contribution  to  the EU policy objectives from the EU  funding provided to  the decentralised 
agencies. The operational role of the decentralised agencies may require further strengthening, 
accompanied by corresponding increase of funding. 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

Union migration policy relies on the synergies and coherence with relevant EU policies such 
as  border  management,  internal  security,  and  the  social  inclusion  and  integration  of  third-
country nationals. In addition, consistency and complementarity will also be ensured with the 
Union  external  policies  supporting  third  countries  through  Regulation  (EU)  […]  [Global 
Europe] in a wide range of areas with important links to internal policies, including migration 
and  asylum,  which  should  ensure  an  increased  coherence  with  the  Union’s  support  for 
cooperation  on  migration  with  partner  countries,  contributing  to  a  coordinated,  holistic  and 
structured  approach  to  migration,  maximising  synergies  and  increasing  leverage.  In  this 
context, the synergies between the support to cross-border cooperation under Global Europe 
and the one that can be provided under this Regulation are particularly relevant for enhancing 
border  management  and  pursuing  efforts  to  prevent  irregular  migration.  To  promote  those 
synergies, enhanced coordination and consistency should be sought between policy priorities 
and EU spending towards third countries.  

This  proposal  is  also  consistent  with  the  priorities  set  out  in  the  Union  of  Skills’  external 
strand  on  attracting  and  retaining  skills  from  third  countries,  including  the  future  legal 
gateway  offices,  which  can  be  supported  by  initiatives  such  as  the  EU  Talent  Pool  and  the 
Talent Partnerships. To support the competitiveness agenda, investments based on innovative 
methods or new technologies, including measures aiming to test and validate the outcome of 
Union-funded research projects should also be considered.  

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

Article 3(2) of the Treaty on European Union provides that ‘the Union shall offer its citizens 
an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the free movement 
of persons is ensured in conjunction with appropriate measures with respect to external border 

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controls, asylum, immigration and the prevention and combating of crime’. The legal basis for 
this proposal can be found in Article 78(2) as well as in Article 79(2) and Article 79(4) of the 
Treaty on the Functioning of the Union (TFEU). 

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Variable geometry 

This  Regulation  is  based  on  legal  bases  under  Title  V  of  Part  Three  TFEU,  concerning  the 
area of freedom, security and justice. As a consequence, the application of the Regulation to 
Denmark  and  Ireland  is  subject  to  special  provisions  laid  down  in  Protocol  No  21  and 
Protocol No 22 annexed to the TEU and the TFEU. 

In  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  Protocol  No  22,  Denmark  does  not  take  part  in  the 
adoption by the Council of measures proposed pursuant to Title V of Part Three TFEU, and 
such measures are not binding upon or applicable in Denmark.  

In  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  Protocol  No  21,  Ireland  does  not  take  part  in  the 
adoption by the Council of measures proposed pursuant to Title V of Part Three TFEU, and 
such measures are not  binding on or applicable in  Ireland. However,  Ireland may choose to 
take part in the adoption and application of any such proposed measure. In addition, anytime 
after  the  adoption  of  such  a  measure,  Ireland  may  accept  the  measure,  subject  to  the 
completion of procedures referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 21. 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  objectives  of  the  proposal  cannot  be  achieved  by  Member  States  acting  alone,  as  the 
challenges are of a cross-border nature, and not limited to single Member States or to a subset 
of  Member  States.  Union  support  creates  added  value  by  promoting  a  common  approach 
across  Member  States  when  implementing  EU  acquis  and  standards  and  fostering 
collaboration between Member States on transnational issues. 

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Proportionality 

The proposal does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives mentioned under 
section 1. It falls within the scope for action in the area of freedom, security and justice, as 
defined in Title V of Part Three TFEU. The objectives and corresponding Union support are 
proportionate to what the instrument aims to achieve. 

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Choice of the instrument  

The  most  appropriate  instrument  for  operating  the  current  proposal  is  a  Regulation  of  the 
European  Parliament  and  the  Council  establishing  the  Union  support  for  asylum,  migration 
and integration for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034, complementing the 
proposal  for  Regulation  (EU) […]  establishing  the European  Fund for economic, social and 
territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

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RESULTS  OF  RETROSPECTIVE  EVALUATIONS,  STAKEHOLDER 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

Retrospective evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

The  preliminary  outcomes  of  the  ongoing  ex-post  evaluation  of  the  Asylum,  Migration  and 
Integration  Fund  (AMIF)  for  the  2014-2020  programming  period  confirm  that  the  AMIF 
contributed to the objectives intended by the Fund to a variable extent. Stakeholders perceived 
the administrative burden as proportionate to the benefits and similar to other EU Funds, but 
less proportionate in comparison to national funds. The introduction of simplified cost options 
was  viewed  positively,  although  their  use  was  relatively  limited.  The  AMIF  demonstrated 

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good  coherence  with  the  European  Social  Fund,  which  according  to  stakeholders  could  be 
further  reinforced.  The  AMIF  strongly  contributed  to  the  introduction  of  new  services,  the 
ability to reach a broader audience and the expansion of services and innovation. Overall, the 
ex-post evaluation underlines the need to enhance simplification in the implementation of the 
fund,  notably  by  reducing  reporting  requirements  and  expanding  the  use  of  simplified  cost 
options. The evaluation also pleads for reducing  rigidities in the management of the budget, 
including  by  introducing  more  flexible  budgeting  mechanisms  easing  cross-fertilisation 
between different objectives and decreasing the number of programmes’ modifications. 

The  preliminary  outcomes  of  the  mid-term  evaluation  of  the  AMIF  for  the  2021-2027 
programming  period  confirm  that  the  monitoring  and  evaluation  framework  for  AMIF  has 
significantly  improved  compared  to  the  2014-2020  programming  period.  Simplified  cost 
options and flat-rate technical assistance have contributed to reducing administrative burden, 
yet  the  implementation  of  simplified  cost  options  is  still  relatively  limited.  The  AMIF 
demonstrates  strong  coherence  with  the  programming  of  other  EU  Funds,  particularly  the 
European  Social  Fund  Plus  (ESF+),  the  Instrument  for  financial  support  for  Border 
Management  and  Visa  Policy  (BMVI)  and  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund 
(ERDF). The mid-term evaluation broadly confirms the conclusions of the ex-post evaluation 
concerning  the  need  for  more  simplification  and  flexibility  in  the  management  of  the 
programmes  and  projects,  to  adapt  quickly  to  the  impact  of  external  factors.  The  mid-term 
evaluation  underlines  the  need  to  reinforce  the  links  and  coordination  with  the  other  Union 
Funds, especially in view of the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This 
could also help national authorities to better cover relevant needs through a more coordinated 
programming of the Union Funds.   

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Stakeholder consultations 

The  Commission  actively  engaged  with  the  stakeholders  in  the  process  of  the  initiative, 
notably  through  dedicated  events  and  public  consultation  activities,  as  detailed  in  the 
corresponding chapter of the explanatory memorandum of the proposal for a Regulation (EU) 
[…] establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture 
and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security.  

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External expertise 

Information  about  the  Commission’s  use  of  external  expertise  is  provided  in  the 
corresponding chapter of the explanatory memorandum of the proposal for a Regulation (EU) 
[…] establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture 
and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

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Impact assessment 

Information  about  the  Commission’s  Impact  Assessment  is  provided  in  the  corresponding 
chapter  of  the  explanatory  memorandum  of  the  proposal  for  a  Regulation  (EU)  […] 
establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and 
rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

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Simplification 

The initiative is expected to contribute to a significant reduction of administrative burden and 
costs,  as  well  as  improved  efficiency  in  the  implementation  of  Union  support,  see  also  the 
corresponding chapter of the explanatory memorandum of the proposal for a Regulation (EU) 
[…] establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture 
and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

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Fundamental rights 

The  Union  support  will  be  implemented  in  compliance  with  the  Charter  of  Fundamental 
Rights of the European Union and the principle of the rule of law, as set out in Article 2(a) of 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, see also the corresponding section in the Explanatory 
Memorandum accompanying the Commission proposal for the proposal for a Regulation (EU) 
[…] establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture 
and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The  indicative  financial  envelope  for  the  implementation  of  the  objectives  under  the  Union 
support  is  set  at  EUR 11 975 428 500  for  the  period  from  2028  to  2034  in  current  prices. It 
shall be implemented in  compliance with the horizontal rules for the National and Regional 
Partnership  Plans  laid  down in  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for 
economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime, 
prosperity and security. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

The Union support under this proposal will be  implemented through shared management by 
the  Member  States  and  direct  and  indirect  management  by  the  Commission.  The 
implementation of the Union support will be monitored through the performance framework 
applicable  for  the  2028-2034  multiannual  financial  framework  set  out  in  the  proposal  for  a 
Regulation (EU) […] establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework 
and other horizontal rules of the Union programmes and activities.  

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

The proposed Regulation defines in Article 1 the scope of the Union support for the Asylum, 
Migration and Integration for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034. For this, 
essential definitions are given in Article 2, and four objectives are set out in Article 3, which 
will be achieved through Union support under the horizontal rules of the European Fund for 
economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime, 
prosperity  and  security  established  by  Regulation  (EU)  […].  These  objectives  refer  to  the 
areas of the Common European Asylum System; return and readmission of irregular migrants, 
including  their  reintegration  in  third  countries  and  countering  irregular  migration;  legal 
migration and early integration and social inclusion of third-country nationals; solidarity and 
fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States. 

In Article 4 the proposal lays down provisions for the financing of the Union support 

To  foster  the  implementation  of  the  Union  acquis  and  to  support  efforts  to  ensure  a 
comprehensive approach to the management of migration grounded on mutual trust, solidarity 
and fair sharing of responsibility between Member States, the proposed Regulation also sets 
out  the rules  for the budgetary treatment  of the  resources for resettlement  and humanitarian 
admission (Article 5), the resources for the transfer of applicants for international protection 
or of beneficiaries of international protection (Article 6), and the financial contributions from 

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Member States for the purpose of the Annual Solidarity Pool established by Regulation (EU) 
2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 20243 (Article 9). 

Article 7 defines the necessary conditions to be fulfilled by third countries to be associated to 
the Union support provided under this proposal. Article 8 covers the funding of the European 
Migration  Network  set  up  by  Council  Decision  2008/381/EC4  in  accordance  with  its 
objectives and tasks. Article 10 lays down transitional provisions. The date of the entry into 
force of the proposed Regulation is set in Article 11, and it is stipulated that the Regulation 
will be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States in accordance with 
the Treaties from 1 January 2028. 

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Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum 
and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing 
Regulation (EU) No 604/2013. 
2008/381/EC: Council Decision of 14 May 2008 establishing a European Migration Network. 

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2025/0540 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period 
from 2028 to 2034 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Articles 78(2) and Article 79(2) and (4) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5, 

After consulting the Committee of the Regions, 
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure6, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The purpose of this Regulation is to contribute to the Union’s objective of constituting 
an  area  of  freedom,  security  and  justice  in  accordance  with  the  Treaty  on  the 
Functioning  of  the  European  Union  (TFEU)  through  provision  of  Union  support  for 
the development of a common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary 
protection  with  a  view  to  offering  appropriate  status  to  any  third-country  national 
requiring international protection and ensuring compliance with the principle of non-
refoulement in accordance with Article 77 TFEU,  and a common immigration policy 
aimed  at  ensuring,  at  all  stages,  the  efficient  management  of  migration  flows,  fair 
treatment  of  third-country  nationals  residing  legally  in  Member  States,  and  the 
prevention of, and enhanced measures to  combat, illegal  immigration and trafficking 
in human beings in accordance with Article 79 TFEU. 

The entry into force of the Pact on Migration and Asylum in June 2024 has reshaped 
the Union’s asylum and migration policy. To foster the implementation of the Pact and 
to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to the management of migration 
that  is  grounded  on  solidarity  and  fair  sharing  of  responsibility  between  Member 
States,  Union  institutions  and  agencies,  Member  States  should  be  supported  by 
adequate financial resources. This Union support will be provided under the horizontal 
rules  of  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture 
and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and  security  established  by  Regulation 
(EU) […]. 

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(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

This Regulation lays down the objectives of the Union support on asylum, migration 
and integration policy. Member States should ensure that their National and Regional 
Partnership Plans address each of the objectives set out by this Regulation. 

The amounts to be allocated per Member State should be set out by the Commission in 
accordance  with  the  allocation  methodology  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU)  […] 
establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion, 
agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security through a single 
implementing  decision.  That  decision  should  as  a  rule  also  cover  the  amounts  under 
the  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and 
territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and 
security,  the  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  Union  support  for  the  Schengen 
area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas 
and the Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union Support for  internal security. 

The Union support should build on the results and investments in the areas of asylum 
and migration from the previous programming periods: (i) the European Refugee Fund 
established  by  Decision  No  573/2007/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council7 for the period 2008-2013; (ii) the European Fund for the Integration of third-
country nationals established by Council Decision 2007/435/EC8 for the period 2007-
2013; (iii) the European Return Fund established by Decision No 575/2007/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council9 for the period 2008-2013; (iv) the Asylum, 
Migration  and  Integration  Fund  established  by  Regulation  (EU)  No  516/2014  of  the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council10  for  the  period  2014-2020,  and  (v)  the 
Asylum,  Migration  and  Integration  Fund  for  the  period  2021-2027,  established  by 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/1147  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council11.  The 
scope of the Union support should also allow for new developments to be taken into 
account. 

(6) 

Europe’s  geopolitical  context  has  significantly  changed,  profoundly  affecting  the 
Union’s  migration  management,  also  due  to  the  role  of  State  actors  in  artificially 
creating  and  facilitating  irregular  migration,  instrumentalising  migratory  flows  as  a 
tool  for  political  purposes,  and  to  the  use  of  hybrid  warfare  tactics,  such  as  the 

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Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing 
the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity 
and  Management  of  Migration  Flows’  and  repealing  Council  Decision  2004/904/EC  (OJ  L  144, 
6.6.2007, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2007/573/oj). 
Council Decision 2007/435/EC of 25 June 2007 establishing the European Fund for the Integration of 
third-country nationals for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the  General programme ‘Solidarity and 
Management 
18, 
Flows’ 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2007/435/oj). 
Decision No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing 
the  European  Return  Fund  for  the period  2008  to  2013  as part  of  the  General  Programme  ‘Solidarity 
and  Management 
45, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2007/575/oj). 
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 
168, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/516/oj). 
Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing 
p.1-47, 
Integration 
Asylum  Migration 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1147/oj). 

and  Council  Decision 

of  Migration 

2007/435/EC 

15.07.2021, 

28.6.2007, 

20.5.2014, 

6.6.2007, 

(OJ  L 

Flows’ 

Fund 

150, 

251, 

168, 

144, 

(OJ 

(OJ 

and 

p. 

p. 

p. 

L 

L 

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weaponisation  of  migration12,  to  destabilise  the  European  Union  and  its  Member 
States.  Member  States  need  to  be  able  to  rapidly  and  effectively  respond  to 
developments  of  migratory  flows  and  receive  Union  support  for  that  purpose.  To 
respond  to  these European challenges, the  allocation of Union support should  reflect 
the  Union’s  priorities.  Therefore,  the  Union  support  implemented  under  the  rules 
governing  the  Member  States  National  and  Regional  Partnership  Plans  should 
contribute to effectively addressing the challenges identified in the context of the long-
term European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy and the annual migration 
management cycle established in accordance with  Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  May  202413,  including  the  annual 
solidarity  mechanism  and  the  Union  Resettlement  and  Humanitarian  Admission 
Framework. 

This  Union  support  under  this  Regulation  should  finance  measures  tailored  to  the 
needs of third-country nationals that are generally implemented in the early stages of 
integration,  as  well  as  horizontal  measures  supporting  Member  States’  capacities  in 
the  field  of  integration,  whereas  interventions  for  third-country  nationals  with  a 
longer-term impact should be pursued under other Union supports. 

As challenges in the area of migration and asylum are constantly evolving, there is a 
need to adapt the allocation of the Union support under this Regulation to the changes 
in  migration  flows  and  asylum.  To  respond  to  pressing  needs  and  changes  in  policy 
and Union priorities, and to steer funding towards actions with a high level of Union 
added value, part of the Union support under this Regulation should be implemented 
in direct, shared and indirect management via the EU Facility established pursuant to 
Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and 
territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and 
security.  The  EU  Facility  offers  flexibility  in  the  management  of  the  Union  support, 
and,  for  shared  management,  it  should  be  implemented  through  the  Member  States’ 
National and Regional Partnership Plans. 

The Commission and the Member States should ensure that the knowledge, expertise 
and experience of relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies are taken into account 
in  the  development  of  Member  States’  National  and  Regional  Plans  and  when 
implementing measures or addressing challenges in relation to migration management, 
border  control  and  management  and  internal  security.  Where  appropriate,  the 
Commission  should  also  be  able  to  involve  the  relevant  Union  bodies,  offices  and 
agencies  in  activities  aiming  to  ensure  that  the  measures  supported  by  the  Union 
support comply with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

The  Union  support  should  also  contribute  to  the  implementation  of  temporary 
protection in relation to Council Directive 2001/55/EC14 in the event of a mass influx 

12 

13 

14 

Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  countering 
hybrid  threats  from  the  weaponisation  of  migration  and  strengthening  security  at  the  EU’s  external 
borders (COM(2024) 570 final of 11.12.2024). 
Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum 
and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing 
Regulation 
ELI: 
OJ 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1351/oj). 

2024/1351, 

22.5.2024, 

604/2013, 

(EU) 

No 

L, 

Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection 
in  the  event  of  a  mass  influx  of  displaced  persons  and  on  measures  promoting  a  balance  of  efforts 

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of  displaced  persons,  including  of  temporary  protection  introduced  and  extended  by 
past  Council decisions,  and the implementation  of measures to  promote a balance of 
efforts between the Member States hosting such persons. 

(10)  The Member States should build on the principle of partnership in the implementation 

of the Union support to ensure continuity in the governance approach. 

(11)  The  Union  support  should  contribute  to  ensuring  consistency,  coherence,  synergies 
and  complementarities  between  the  Union’s  internal  and  external  policies.  An 
increased coherence is needed between migration, asylum, return and external policies 
and  it  is  important  to  ensure  that  the  Union’s  external  assistance  and  Union  support 
under this Regulation contribute to a coordinated, holistic and structured approach to 
migration,  maximising  synergies  and  increasing  leverage.  Union  support  under  this 
Regulation may also include support to the relevant resources of the EU delegations in 
duly  justified  cases,  and  be  coordinated  between  the  Member  States  and  the 
Commission in programming and implementation stages. 

(12)  Europe  must  protect  its  security  interests  against  suppliers  which  could  represent  a 
persistent security risk due to the potential interference from third countries as well as 
their  cybersecurity  practices.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  reduce  the risk  of  persisting 
dependency  on  high-risk  suppliers  in  the  internal  market,  as  they  could  have 
impacts  on  security  for  users,  companies  and 
potentially  serious  negative 
authorities across the EU in terms of the integrity of data and services as well as the 
availability  of  service. This  exclusion  should  be  based  on  a  proportionate  risk 
assessment  and  associated  mitigation  measures  as  defined  in  the  Union  policies  and 
laws.  

(13)  Resettlement  and  humanitarian  admission  are  safe  and  legal  alternatives  to  irregular 
migration and a tool of European solidarity with countries that are not Member States 
and which host large numbers of persons fleeing war or persecution. Resettlement and 
humanitarian admission efforts by the Member States undertaken in the framework of 
Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 should be 
supported  by  appropriate  funding  from  the  Union's  budget.  In  view  of  the  specific 
nature of the support needed for purposes of resettlement and humanitarian admission 
and  for  the  transfer  of  applicants  for  international  protection  or  of  beneficiaries  of 
international protection, it is necessary to provide in this Regulation for pre-identified 
amounts per unit for such support. 

(14)  This  Regulation  should  also  ensure  the  continuation  of  the  European  Migration 
Network set up by Council Decision 2008/381/EC16 in accordance with its objectives 
and tasks. 

(15)  Given  that  Member  States  subject  to  migratory  pressure  should  be  able  to  rely  on 
Union support, this Regulation should set out the rules in order to make available to 

between  Member  States  in  receiving  such  persons  and  bearing  the  consequences  thereof, (OJ  L  212, 
7.8.2001, p. 12–23, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/55/oj). 

15 

16 

Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing 
a  Union  Resettlement  and  Humanitarian  Admission  Framework,  and  amending  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1147, 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1350/oj, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/381/oj). 
Council Decision 2008/381/EC of 14 May 2008 establishing a European Migration Network (OJ L 131, 
21.5.2008, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/381/oj). 

(OJ  L,  2024/1350,  22.5.2024,  ELI: 

EN 

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benefitting Member States the respective share of the financial contributions included 
in the Annual Solidarity Pool established by Regulation (EU) 2024/135117. 

(16)  A  third  country  that  has  concluded  an  agreement  with  the  Union  on  the  criteria  and 
mechanisms  for  establishing  the  State  responsible  for  examining  an  application  for 
international protection registered in a Member State or registered in that third country 
should be allowed to participate in the Union support through this Regulation provided 
certain conditions are fulfilled. 

(17)  All  actions  supported  in  accordance  with  the  Union  support  under  this  Regulation 
should be implemented in compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the 
Union acquis and  the  Charter  of  Fundamental  Rights  of  the  European  Union  and 
should  be  in  line  with  the  international  obligations  of  the  Union  and  the  Member 
States arising from the international instruments to which they are party. 

(18) 

(19) 

In  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  Protocol  No  22  on  the  position  of  Denmark, 
annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of 
this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. 

[In  accordance  with  Article  3  of  Protocol  No  21  on  the  position  of  the  United 
Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed 
to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the TFEU, Ireland has notified [, by letter 
of …,] its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation. 

OR 
In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United 
Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed 
to the Treaty of the European Union (TEU) and to the TFEU, and without prejudice to 
Article 4 of that Protocol, Ireland is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation 
and is not bound by it or subject to its application], 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Subject matter 

This  Regulation  lays  down  the  objectives  and  financing  of  the  Union  support  for  the 
implementation,  strengthening  and  development  of  the  common  policy  on  asylum  and  the 
common immigration policy for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034. The 
Union  support  shall  contribute  to  the  efficient  management  of  migration  flows  and  asylum, 
including by providing support for the implementation, strengthening and development of the 
Pact on Migration and Asylum, and the common system of temporary protection for displaced 
persons in the event of a mass influx. 

This  Union  support  shall  be  provided  under  the  horizontal  rules  of  the  European  Fund  for 
economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime, 
prosperity and security established by Regulation (EU) […]. 

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EN 

Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum 
and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing 
ELI: 
OJ 
Regulation 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1351/oj). 

2024/1351, 

22.5.2024, 

604/2013, 

(EU) 

No 

L, 

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Article 2 

Definitions 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10) 

(11) 

(12) 

‘applicant  for  international  protection’  means  an  applicant  as  defined  in  Article 2, 
point (4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘beneficiary  of  international  protection’  means  a  beneficiary  of  international 
protection as defined in Article 2, point (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘temporary protection’ means temporary protection as defined in Article 2, point (a) 
of Directive 2001/55/EC18; 

‘family  member’  means  a  family  member  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (8)  of 
Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘humanitarian  admission’  means  humanitarian  admission  as  defined  in  Article 2, 
point (3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 ; 

‘resettlement’  means  resettlement  as  defined  in  Article 2,  point  (1)  of  Regulation 
(EU) 2024/1350; 

‘third-country national’ means third country national as defined in Article 2, point (1) 
of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘unaccompanied  minor’  means  an  unaccompanied  minor  as  defined  in  Article 2, 
point (11) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘vulnerable  person’  means  any  person  defined  as  a  vulnerable  person  under  the 
Union law relevant to the policy area of action supported under the Union support; 

‘benefitting Member State’ means a benefitting Member State as defined in Article 2, 
point (19) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘contributing  Member  State’  means  a  contributing  Member  State  as  defined  in 
Article 2, point (20) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

‘financial contributions’ means financial contributions in accordance with Article 56, 
point (b) of paragraph 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. 

Article 3 

Objectives for the Union support for asylum, migration and integration 

1. 

In  order  to  ensure  an  efficient  management  of  migration  flows,  the  Union  support 
shall contribute to each of the following objectives: 

(a) 

strengthening  and  developing  all  aspects  of  the  Common  European  Asylum 
System; 

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in  the  event  of  a  mass  influx  of  displaced  persons  and  on  measures  promoting  a  balance  of  efforts 
between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof. 

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(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

enhancing effective, safe and dignified return and readmission, promoting and 
contributing to the effective reintegration in third countries, and contributing to 
countering irregular migration by preventing and combating migrant smuggling 
and 
instrumentalisation  and 
weaponisation of irregular migration; 

in  human  beings  as  well  as 

trafficking 

strengthening  and  developing  legal  migration  to  the  Member  States  in 
accordance  with  their  needs,  and  promoting  and  contributing  to  the  effective 
integration  and  social  inclusion  of  third-country  nationals  during  the  early 
phases of settlement; 

ensuring  solidarity  and  fair  sharing  of  responsibility  between  the  Member 
States,  including  through  practical  cooperation  innovative  methods  and  new 
technologies,  and  contributing  to  a  comprehensive  approach  for  the  internal 
and external components of migration and asylum management.  

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The  Union  support  shall  be  implemented  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  Union 
acquis  and  in  full  respect  of  the  international  obligations  of  the  Union  and  the 
Member States arising from the international instruments to which they are party. 

The  Member  States  shall  ensure  that  the  priorities  of  their  National  and  Regional 
Partnership  Plans  include  actions  to  achieve  each  of  the  objectives  of  the  Union 
support under this Regulation, and that the allocation of resources between objectives 
is proportionate to the identified challenges and needs. 

Article 4 

Financing  

The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the objectives set out in 
Article 3 for the period from 2028 to 2034 is set  at EUR 11 975 428 500 in current 
prices. It  shall  be  implemented  in  compliance  with  the  horizontal  rules  for  the 
National  and  Regional  Partnership  Plans  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU)  […] 
establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion, 
agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  an  implementing  act  to  establish  the  amount  per 
Member State by applying the allocation methodology set out in Section B, Annex I 
of  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and 
territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and 
security. 

In addition, the budgetary appropriations for the objectives set out in Article 3 of this 
Regulation, implemented through the EU Facility under Title IV of Regulation (EU) 
[…]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion, 
agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and  security,  shall  be 
established  in  the  framework  of  the  annual  budgetary  procedure  provided  for  in 
Article 314 TFEU. 

For   measures  that  relate  to  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  3  of  this  Regulation, 
where the Commission concludes that those measures comply with the requirements 
laid  down  in  this  Regulation  and  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European 
Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and 
maritime,  prosperity  and  security,  and  where  the  Commission  proposes  a  Council 

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5. 

6. 

7. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

implementing decision approving the National and Regional Partnership Plan of the 
concerned  Member  State  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  set  out  in  Article  23  of 
Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and 
territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime,  prosperity  and 
security,  it  shall  make  a  proposal  for  a    Council  implementing  decision  on  the 
approval of those measures.  

When making a proposal for a Council implementing decision on the measures that 
relate  to  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  3  of  this  Regulation,  the  Commission 
proposal  shall lay down  the elements  referred to  in  Article 23(4) of the Regulation 
(EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial 
cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security, with 
regard to the objectives set out in Article 3. 

The Council shall adopt the implementing decision referred to  in  paragraph  4, as a 
rule,  within  four  weeks  of  the  adoption  of  the  Commission  proposal  and  together 
with the implementing decisions referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) […] 
establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion, 
agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security. 

Article 24 of the Regulation (EU) […] establishing the European Fund for economic, 
social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime, 
prosperity  and  security  on  the  amendment  of  Plans  shall  apply,  provided  that  the 
Commission  proposal  and 
Implementing  Decision  approving 
amendments of the elements listed in Article 23(4) only cover the objectives referred 
to in Article 3 of this Regulation. 

the  Council 

Article 5 

Resources for resettlement and humanitarian admission 

Member States shall receive, in addition to their allocation under Article 4(1) and (2) 
of  this  Regulation,  an  amount  of  EUR  10  000  for  each  person  admitted  through 
resettlement  under  the  Union  Resettlement  and Humanitarian  Admission  Framework 
established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1350. 

Member States shall receive, in addition to their allocation under Article  4(1) and (2) 
under  this  Regulation,  an  amount  of  EUR  6  000  for  each  person  admitted  through 
humanitarian  admission  under  the  Union  Resettlement  and  Humanitarian  Admission 
Framework  established  by  Regulation  (EU)  2024/1350  or  admitted  under  a  national 
resettlement scheme. 

The amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall be increased to an amount of EUR 8 000 
for each person admitted through humanitarian admission or admitted under a national 
resettlement scheme who belongs to one or more of the following vulnerable groups: 

(a)  women and children at risk; 

(b) unaccompanied minors; 

(c)  persons  having  medical  needs  that  can  be  addressed  only  through  humanitarian 

admission; 

(d) persons in need of humanitarian admission for legal or physical protection needs, 

including victims of violence or torture. 

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4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

Where a Member State admits a person belonging to more than one of the categories 
referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, it shall receive the amount only once in respect of 
that person.  

Where  appropriate,  Member  States  may  also  be  eligible  to  receive  the  respective 
amounts for family members of persons referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 if those 
family members are admitted to ensure family unity. 

The  amounts  referred  to  in  paragraphs  1,  2,  3  and  5  shall  be  allocated  from  the  EU 
Facility  to  the  Member  State’s  National  and  Regional  Partnership  Plan  pursuant  to 
Article  31  of  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic, 
social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity 
and  security.  Those  amounts  may  be  included  in  the  payment  applications  to  the 
Commission  in  accordance  with  Article  65  of  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the 
European  Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural, 
fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security, provided that the person in respect of 
whom the amount is allocated was effectively resettled or admitted. 

For audit and control purposes, Member States shall retain the information necessary 
to allow the proper identification of the persons resettled or admitted and of the date of 
their resettlement or admission. 

To  take  account  of  current  inflation  rates,  relevant  developments  in  the  field  of 
resettlement and humanitarian admission, and other factors which might optimise the 
use of the financial incentive brought by the amounts referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 
3 of this Article, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to adjust those 
amounts, if deemed appropriate, and within the limits of available resources. 

Article 6 

Resources for the transfer of applicants for international protection or of beneficiaries of 
international protection 

1. 

A Member State shall receive, in addition to its allocations under Article 4(1) and (2) 
of this Regulation, an additional amount of: 

(a) 

(b) 

EUR 10 000 per applicant for international protection for whom that Member 
State becomes responsible as a result of relocation in accordance with Articles 
67 and 68 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351; 

EUR  10  000  per  beneficiary  of  international  protection  relocated  to  that 
Member  State  in  accordance  with  Articles  67  and  68  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2024/1351. 

The  amounts  referred  to  in  points  (a)  and  (b)  of  the  first  subparagraph  shall  be 
increased to an amount of EUR 12 000 for each applicant for international protection 
or  beneficiary  of  international  protection,  respectively,  who  is  an  unaccompanied 
minor  relocated  to  that  Member  State  in  accordance  with  Articles  67  and  68  of 
Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. 

The  Member  State  covering  the  cost  of  transfers  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall 
receive  an  amount  of  EUR  500  for  each  applicant  for  international  protection  or 
beneficiary of international protection transferred to another Member State. 

2. 

3. 

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4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

1. 

2. 

The Member State covering the costs of transfers referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) of 
Article  36(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2024/1351,  and  carried  out  in  accordance  with 
Article 46 of that Regulation, shall receive an amount of EUR 500 for each applicant 
for international protection transferred to another Member State. 

The amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article shall be allocated from the 
EU Facility to the Member State’s National and Regional Partnership Plan pursuant to 
Article  31  of  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for  economic, 
social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity 
and security, provided that the person in respect of whom the amount is allocated was 
effectively  transferred  to  that  Member  State  or  was  registered  as  an  applicant  in  the 
Member  State  responsible  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  2024/1351,  as 
applicable. 

For audit and control purposes, Member States shall retain the information necessary 
to  allow  the  proper  identification  of  the  persons  transferred  and  of  the  date  of  their 
transfer. 

To  take  account  of  current  inflation  rates,  relevant  developments  in  the  field  of 
relocation  and  other  factors  which  might  optimise  the  use  of  the  financial  incentive 
brought  by  the  amounts  referred  to  in  paragraphs  1,  2  and  3  of  this  Article,  the 
Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to adjust those amounts, if deemed 
appropriate, and within the limits of available resources. 

Article 7 

Third countries associated to the Union support 

The Union support  under this Regulation  shall be open to  third countries that fulfil 
the  criteria  listed  in  paragraph  2,  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  laid  down  in  a 
specific  agreement  covering  the  participation  of  the  third  country  in  the  Union 
support. 

In  order  for  a  third  country  to  be  eligible  to  be  associated  to  the  Union  support  as 
referred to in paragraph 1, it shall have concluded with the Union an agreement on 
the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining an 
application for international protection registered in a Member State or registered in 
that third country. 

3. 

The specific agreement referred to in paragraph 1 shall at a minimum: 

(a) 

enable cooperation with the Member States and the Union institutions, bodies, 
offices and agencies in the area of asylum, migration and return in the spirit of 
the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility; 

(b)  be underpinned, throughout the duration of the Union support, by the principles 

of non-refoulement, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights; 

(c) 

(d) 

ensure  a  fair  balance  as  regards  the  contributions  made  by,  and  the  benefits 
received by, the third country participating in the Union support; 

lay  down  the  conditions  of  participation  in  the  Union  support,  including  the 
its 
calculation  of  financial  contributions 
administrative costs; 

the  Union  support,  and 

to 

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(f) 

not  confer  on  the  third  country  any  decision-making  power  in  respect  of  the 
Union support; 

guarantee the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to 
protect its financial interests; 

(g)  provide  that  the  third  country  grants  the  necessary  rights  and  access  required 
for  the  authorising  officer  responsible,  the  European  Anti-Fraud  Office 
(OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors in accordance with Article 28(2), 
point  (d)  of  Regulation  (EU)  […]  establishing  the  European  Fund  for 
economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and 
maritime, prosperity and security. 

The  contributions  referred  to  in  point  (d)  of  the  first  subparagraph  shall  constitute  assigned 
revenues in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom 2024/2509). 

Article 8 

European Migration Network 

Union  support  shall  be  provided  for  the  European  Migration  Network  activities  and  future 
development. 

The  amount  to  be  made  available,  subject  to  the  availability  of  funding,  for  the  European 
Migration  Network  under  the  annual  appropriations  of  the  EU  Facility  and  the  work 
programme  laying  down  the  priorities  for  its  activities  shall  be  adopted  by  the  Commission 
after approval by the Steering Board in  accordance with point (a) of Article 4(5) of Council 
Decision 2008/381/EC. The decision of the Commission shall constitute a financing decision 
in accordance with Article 31(1) of Regulation (EU) […] establishing the European Fund for 
economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and  maritime, 
prosperity and security.  

Financial assistance provided for the activities of the European Migration Network shall take 
the  form  of  grants  to  the  National  Contact  Points  referred  to  in  Article  3  of  Decision 
2008/381/EC  or  procurements,  as  appropriate,  in  accordance  with  the  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 

 Article 9 

Financial contributions for the Annual Solidarity Pool 

The  Commission  shall  calculate  and  make  available  to  each  benefitting  Member  State  the 
respective share of the financial contributions transferred by the contributing Member States 
in  accordance  with  Article  64(1)  of  Regulation  EU  2024/1351  for  the  purpose  of 
implementing the actions set out in Article 56(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. 

Article 10 

Transitional provisions  

This Regulation shall not affect the continuation or modification of the actions initiated under 
Regulation (EU) 2021/1147, which shall continue to apply to the actions concerned until their 
closure.  

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Entry into force and application 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the [twentieth] day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

It shall apply from the date of application of Regulation (EU) […] establishing the European 
Fund  for  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  agriculture  and  rural,  fisheries  and 
maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in 
accordance with the Treaties. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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