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Commission opened for an application a call for proposals with a budget of EUR 12 million. This call will support Common Operational Partnership projects to prevent and fight against migrant smuggling. The application deadline is 4 September 2024.
On 12 June, the Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism reached 5,000 relocations of asylum seekers to other European countries. Relocation is a process that allows applicants and beneficiaries of international protection to move from their EU host country to another European country.
Every three years, the Commission assesses the need for revising the visa fees and according to the Visa Code can increase them based on a list of “objective criteria”. This includes Euro area annual inflation rate and the average salary of a civil servant in EU countries.
On 12 June, the Commission adopted a Common Implementation Plan for the Pact on Migration and Asylum, setting out key actions required to translate the new migration rules into practice. EU countries will need to revise their national asylum law according to the obligations stemming from the Pact.
On 11 June, the Commission proposed to further extend the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine to March 2026. This will provide certainty and support for nearly 4.2 million persons enjoying protection across the EU, and further labour-market integration.
On 11 June 2024, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published the annual European Drug Report 2024 that provides an overview and assessment of the drug situation in Europe up to the end of 2023.
On 4 June, the EU Internet Forum (EUIF) welcomed five new members, who joined 17 digital companies, EU countries, institutions, and agencies, the Global Internet Forum on Counter-Terrorism and the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre, to address challenges posed by harmful and illegal content online.
Two Horizon Europe projects VIGILANT and FERMI are supporting law enforcement agencies such as Police and Ministries of Interior in the fight against disinformation, developing tools to fight those who target free and fair elections.
On 30 May 2024, the Commission opened for application a call for proposals under the Internal Security Fund (ISF) with a budget of EUR 3 million.
On 28 May, the “EU versus Crime” conference, organised by the European Commission and Europol, took place in Brussels. The conference presented the internal security achievements of the current Commission, addressed future challenges and celebrated Europol’s 25th anniversary.