BMVI – Supporting the cooperation between national component of the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) – 2023

Objectives

• To foster bilateral, regional or multilateral synergies in the field of external border management
• To support effective European integrated border management at the external borders, implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard as a shared responsibility of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the national authorities responsible for border management
• To facilitate legitimate border crossings
• To prevent and detect illegal immigration and cross-border crime and to effectively manage migratory flows

Priorities

• Priority 1 – fundamental rights
• Priority 2 – education and training
• Priority 3 – research and innovation

Among financed actions

• Joint testing of innovative technology or innovative approaches to the use of existing technology at the EU external borders
• Joint trainings for the development of common curricula for EU Member States border guards’ development, learning and training
• Joint exercises in data collection and use of shared databases
• Joint development and sharing of best practices in terms of screening, processing and debriefing of migrants

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: 24 months

Eligibility

• Be a legal entity
• A consortium composed of at least 2 entities, established in at least 2 different EU Member States or associated countries to the programme must be constituted

• Total budget of the call: 5 million euro
• Total budget of the topic:
  • Topic BMVI-2022-TF1-AG-EBCG-1: 4 million euro
  • Topic BMVI-2022-TF1-AG-EBCG-2: 1 million euro