ISF:
The Internal Security Fund (ISF) addresses the evolving security challenges in view of realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice under Article 67(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which is an area of Shared Competence between the EU and the Member States (Article 4, TFEU). The ISF will support measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of crime prevention, joint training and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters in line with Articles 84 and 87 TFEU.
In this context, the ISF pursues the following specific objectives:
- to improve and facilitate the exchange of information among and within competent authorities of the Member States and relevant Union bodies, and where relevant, with third countries and international organisations;
- to improve and intensify cross-border cooperation, including joint operations among and within Member States’ competent authorities in relation to terrorism and serious and organised crime with a cross-border dimension;
- to support the strengthening of the Member States’ capabilities in relation to preventing and combating crime, terrorism radicalisation as well as managing security-related incidents, risks and crises, including through increased cooperation between public authorities, the relevant Union agencies, civil society and private partners across the Member States.
AMIF:
The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) contributes to an efficient management of migration flows and to the implementation, strengthening and development of the common policy on asylum, and the common immigration policy, in line with the relevant EU acquis and fully respecting the international obligations of the Union and the Member States arising from international instruments to which they are parties. In this context, the AMIF pursues the following specific objectives:
- to strengthen and develop all aspects of the common European asylum system, including its external dimension;
- to strengthen and develop legal migration to the Member States, in accordance with their economic and social needs and to promote and contribute to the effective integration and social inclusion of third-country nationals;
- to contribute to countering irregular migration and enhancing effective, safe and dignified return and readmission as well as to contribute to and to promote effective initial reintegration in third countries;
- to enhance solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum challenges, including through practical cooperation.
BMVI:
The mission of the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI) is to provide support to Member States, to ensure a strong and effective European integrated border management at the external borders, thereby contributing to ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of person within it and fully respecting the relevant Union acquis and the international obligations of the Union and the Member States arising from the international instruments to which they are party.
In this context, the BMVI pursues the following specific objectives:
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 of 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;
To support the common visa policy to ensure a harmonised approach with regard to the issuance of visas and to facilitate legitimate travel, while helping prevent migratory and security risks.
