HOW DOES THE EU COOPERATE WITH AFRICA ON MIGRATION?

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2 HOW DOES THE EU COOPERATE WITH AFRICA ON MIGRATION? Continental level: Africa-EU Migration, Mobility and Employment Partnership EU-Africa Summits Regional level: Rabat Process Khartoum Process Regional Development and Protection Programmes in North Africa and the Horn of Africa Bilateral level: With Cape Verde, Morocco and Tunisia: Mobility Partnerships With Nigeria: Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility (CAMM) NEW: A CAMM with Ethiopia at the Valletta Summit 2

3 ADDITIONAL COOPERATION WITH AFRICAN COUNTRIES 3

4 EU-AFRICA MIGRATION AND MOBILITY DIALOGUE AT CONTINENTAL LEVEL PRIORITIES OF THE ACTION PLAN Trafficking in human beings Diaspora Remittances Mobility and labour migration including intra-african mobility International protection including internally displaced persons Irregular migration 4

5 COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL Rabat Process Launched in 2006 Policy dialogue with countries along the western migratory route Enhance dialogue and cooperation on migration Identify common priorities in order to develop operational and practical cooperation Project example 26 million under 10th European Development Fund to support free movement of people in West Africa 5

6 COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL Khartoum Process Launched in November 2014 EU Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative Enhancing the current cooperation Address trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants Financial support 17.5 million under the Pan-African Programme; additional initiatives planned 6

7 COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL Sahel Regional Action Plan Adopted in April 2015 Framework for the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel Prevention and countering radicalisation Creation of appropriate conditions for youth Migration, mobility and border management Fight against illicit trafficking and transnational organised crime 7

8 COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL EU Horn of Africa Regional Action Plan Adopted in October 2015 EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa Resolve and prevent conflict Foster lasting security, stability, development and good governance based on the democratic principles of inclusion, rule of law and respect for human rights 8

9 COOPERATION AT BILATERAL LEVEL Important frameworks for policy dialogue and operational cooperation on asylum and migration issues. Mobility partnership Negotiated once a certain level of progress has been achieved in the migration and mobility dialogues Includes the negotiation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements Mainly used vis-à-vis neighbourhood countries Common agenda on migration and mobility Does not include the negotiation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements Mainly used for other third countries 9

10 COOPERATION AT BILATERAL LEVEL 10

11 MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP Legal migration and mobility A better framework for legal migration and mobility Informing on opportunities for legal migration and on requirements for legal stay Institutional and administrative capacity-building of partner countries authorities Fight against irregular migration and trafficking in human beings; border management Improving the fight against migrant smuggling Development of effective mechanisms and concrete initiatives Improving border surveillance, border management capacities and cross-border cooperation 11

12 MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP Migration and development Support for voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of returning migrants Promotion of legal and concrete measures Promoting the role of (and cooperation with) diasporas Asylum and international protection Support to the development of a legal and institutional framework on asylum Capacity-building of partner countries authorities to develop and implement an asylum policy Promoting the cooperation between the national authorities competent for asylum procedures in third countries and their peers in the EU Member States 12

13 COMMON AGENDA ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY Four priority areas International protection and refugees' needs Legal migration and mobility Irregular migration, smuggling and trafficking in human beings Development policy NEW: European Union and Ethiopia sign Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility at the Valletta Summit This reflects the importance of Ethiopia as a key country of origin, transit and destination of irregular migrants and refugees 13

14 EXAMPLES OF EU-FUNDED PROJECTS 14

15 EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN AFRICA The Valletta Summit: called by the European Council in April 2015 to discuss migration issues with African and other key countries concerned. The Emergency Trust Fund for Africa one of the main deliverables Tackling the root causes of migration Over 20 billion development aid from the EU and EU Member States every year Increased cooperation between Europe and Africa, based on partnership and shared responsibility Both continents share a commitment to improve migration management 15

16 EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN AFRICA Need for an Action Plan to step up cooperation on migration, including concrete actions in order to: maximise the development benefits of migration and address root causes better organise legal channels for migration and mobility ensure international protection for migrants and asylum seekers intensify the fight against criminal networks engaged in migrant smuggling and human trafficking step up our cooperation on return and readmission 16

17 EU EMERGENCY TRUST FUND FOR AFRICA TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN AFRICA 1.8 billion from European Union financing instruments to be complemented by contributions from EU Member States and other donors So far, 24 EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland have announced a total contribution of 71.2 million 17

18 EU EMERGENCY TRUST FUND FOR AFRICA Regions benefiting from the fund: the Sahel region and Lake Chad area the Horn of Africa the North of Africa neighbouring countries for related cross-border challenges The Trust Fund is a complementary tool to the EU's already existing development cooperation in the region 18