Source: European Parliament
The Commission and the EU Agencies active in Greece[1] are providing significant financial, operational, and technical support to help the responsible ministries and services in Greece. The total amount of financial support under the EU Home Affairs Funds made available to Greece since 2015 is just over EUR 5 billion[2], providing Greece with the means for a comprehensive migration management policy. The Agencies have been supporting Greece with deployments of technical equipment and staff, in line with their mandates.
In order to address the incentives of irregular migration, the Commission works with countries of origin and transit to intensify cooperation on border management, returns, combating migrant smuggling and developing legal migration channels.
Following the mid-term review of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)[3] and the revision of the multi-annual financial framework, Greece will also benefit from an additional EUR 103 million under the AMIF to support the needs related to the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum[4], including the improvement of reception conditions[5].
The Commission remains ready to provide additional support to Greece to address the extraordinary situation in Crete and Gavdos if necessary.
- [1] The European Agency for Asylum (EUAA), the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).
- [2] This refers to financial support under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework as well as support under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Border Management and Visa Instrument and the Internal Security Fund for the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework.
- [3] Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 1-47.
- [4] Communication from the Commission to the European parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a New Pact on Migration and Asylum, COM(2020) 609 final.
- [5] This support comes on top of the basic allocation of EUR 434 million for Greece under the AMIF for the 2021-2027 period.