The European Refugee Fund II and the General Programme Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows administrated by the Czech Ministry of Interior are designed to support the common asylum and migration policy, the integration of foreign nationals and an integrated management of protection for the EU’s external borders.
 

The European Refugee Fund II

The European Refugee Fund II (ERF II) for the period 2005 to 2010, established on the basis of Council Decision No. 2004/904/EC, is a continuation of the first phase of the ERF that was implemented during the 2000 to 2004 timeframe. The European Refugee Fund is a financial tool supporting solidarity between the Member States and created by the Communities within the framework of the area of freedom, security and justice. The primary intent of the European Refugee Fund is to support the efforts undertaken on the part of Member States when accepting refugees and displaced persons and resolving the consequences resulting from the acceptance of these individuals. All projects implemented within ERF II ended in 2009. For the period 2007 to 2013 projects are funded through the General Programme Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows.

Department for Asylum and Migration Policy, 2nd Nov, 2009

The General Programme Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows

 The General Programme Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows for the 2007 to 2013 timeframe was created for the purpose of supporting the area of freedom, security and justice. Four new financial instruments have been created within the framework of this programme, specifically:

• the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals (IF) for the period 2007 to 2013, established on the basis of Council Decision No. 2007/435/EC;
• the External Borders Fund (EBF) for the period 2007 to 2013, established on the basis of Decision No. 574/2007/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
• the European Return Fund (RF) for the period 2008 – 2013, established on the basis of Decision No. 575/2007/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; and
• the European Refugee Fund (ERF) for the period 2008 to 2013, established on the basis of Decision No. 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The functionality of these funds is founded on the same principles and is based on experience with ERF I and ERF II. These funds differ only from the perspective of specific focus and the activities that can be implemented within their respective frameworks.

 The primary goal of the General Programme Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows is to provide member states with assistance for:

• an integrated management of protection for the EU’s external borders;
• acceptance of refugees and displaced persons;
• an integrated management of returns on the part of the Member States; and
• integration of third country nationals into the societies of the Member States.