Recent calls
On 18 December 2023, the Commission published a call for proposals under the Internal Security Fund (ISF) to co-fund projects aiming to fight organised criminal networks. This call, with an overall budget of EUR 20 million, will support the work of law enforcement, international organisations, civil society and other actors in dismantling criminal networks and their business models.
The funding aims to tackle two specific types of organised crime: drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings. These crimes are often committed by criminal networks and require particular attention due to the harm they cause to both citizens and society.
EU Projects and Funding
The EU supports anti-trafficking actions through multiple funding streams, both within the EU and non-EU countries and regions.
Descriptions of all EU projects addressing trafficking in human beings, past and present, can be found through a search on the European Commission’s funding portal.
For further details, please read the Comprehensive policy review of EU funded anti-trafficking projects. The Study examined how the projects contributed to the work against trafficking in human beings at the EU level and more precisely to the priorities of the Commission in this area. This study was specifically required by the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (2012-2016).