European Refugee Fund

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The European Refugee Fund was an EU financial instrument that supported member states in receiving, integrating, and improving the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU financial instrument
European Union fund
administeredBy Directorate-General for Home Affairs of the European Commission
appliesToJurisdiction European Union member state
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland
beneficiary EU member state
asylum seeker
person enjoying subsidiary protection
refugee
resettled refugee
coFinancingRate up to 50 percent of eligible project costs
up to 75 percent of eligible project costs in some cases
country European Union
dissolvedOrAbolished 2013
endTime 2013
foundedBy European Union
funded integration programmes for refugees
projects improving asylum procedures
reception infrastructure for asylum seekers
training for staff working with asylum seekers
hasPart community actions managed by the European Commission
national programmes implemented by member states
inception 2000
language English
French
German
legalBasis Council Decision 2000/596/EC
Council Decision 2004/904/EC
Decision No 573/2007/EC
location Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
operator European Commission
partOf EU multiannual financial framework 2000–2006
EU multiannual financial framework 2007–2013
Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows programme
policyArea asylum policy
integration policy
migration policy
purpose improve treatment of asylum seekers in EU member states
support integration of refugees and persons in need of international protection
support reception of refugees and asylum seekers in EU member states
support voluntary return of persons whose protection needs have ceased
replaced ad hoc national funding schemes for refugees
replacedBy Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
startTime 2000
website https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/financing/fundings/migration-asylum-borders/refugee-fund_en

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Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund replaced European Refugee Fund
European Return Fund follows European Refugee Fund (in the field of return-related support)
linked to: European Refugee Fund
European Return Fund relatedTo European Refugee Fund
AMIF predecessor European Refugee Fund
BMVI partOf EU Home Affairs Funds
linked to: European Refugee Fund