HOW DOES THE EU COOPERATE WITH AFRICA ON MIGRATION?

Continental level: Africa-EU Migration, Mobility and Employment Partnership EU-Africa Summits

Regional level: Rabat Process Khartoum Process Regional Development and Protection Programmes

in North Africa and the Horn of Africa

Bilateral level: With Cape Verde, Morocco and Tunisia: Mobility Partnerships With Nigeria: Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility

(CAMM) NEW: A CAMM with Ethiopia at the Valletta Summit

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ADDITIONAL COOPERATION WITH AFRICAN COUNTRIES

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Trafficking in human beings

Remittances Diaspora Mobility and labour migration

including intra-African mobility International protection including internally displaced persons

Irregular migration

EU-AFRICA MIGRATION AND MOBILITY DIALOGUE AT CONTINENTAL LEVEL

PRIORITIES OF THE 2014-2017 ACTION PLAN

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COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL

Rabat Process

Launched in 2006

Policy dialogue with countries along the western migratory route

Enhance dialogue and cooperation on migration

Identify common priorities in order to develop operational and practical cooperation

Project example €26 million under 10th European Development Fund to support free movement of people in West Africa

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Khartoum Process

Launched in November 2014

EU Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative

Enhancing the current cooperation

Address trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants

Financial support €17.5 million under the Pan-African Programme; additional initiatives planned

COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL

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COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL

Sahel Regional Action Plan 2015-2020

Adopted in April 2015

Framework for the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel

Prevention and countering radicalisation

Creation of appropriate conditions for youth

Migration, mobility and border management

Fight against illicit trafficking and transnational organised crime

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COOPERATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL

EU Horn of Africa Regional Action Plan

Adopted in October 2015

EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa

Resolve and prevent conflict

Foster lasting security, stability, development and good governance based on the democratic principles of inclusion, rule of law and respect for human rights

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COOPERATION AT BILATERAL LEVEL

Does not include the negotiation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements

Mainly used for other third countries

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Negotiated once a certain level of progress has been achieved in the migration and mobility dialogues

Includes the negotiation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements

Mainly used vis-à-vis neighbourhood countries

Mobility partnership Common agenda on migration and mobility

Important frameworks for policy dialogue and operational cooperation on asylum and migration issues.

COOPERATION AT BILATERAL LEVEL

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MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP

Legal migration and mobility A better framework for legal migration and mobility Informing on opportunities for legal migration and on

requirements for legal stay Institutional and administrative capacity-building of partner

countries’ authorities Fight against irregular migration and trafficking in human beings; border management

Improving the fight against migrant smuggling Development of effective mechanisms and concrete

initiatives Improving border surveillance, border management

capacities and cross-border cooperation

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MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP

Migration and development Support for voluntary return and sustainable reintegration

of returning migrants Promotion of legal and concrete measures Promoting the role of (and cooperation with) diasporas

Asylum and international protection Support to the development of a legal and institutional

framework on asylum Capacity-building of partner countries’ authorities to

develop and implement an asylum policy Promoting the cooperation between the national

authorities competent for asylum procedures in third countries and their peers in the EU Member States

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COMMON AGENDA ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY

Four priority areas

International protection and refugees' needs

Legal migration and mobility

Irregular migration, smuggling and trafficking in human beings

Development policy

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NEW: European Union and Ethiopia sign Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility at the Valletta Summit

This reflects the importance of Ethiopia as a key country of origin, transit and destination of irregular migrants and refugees

EXAMPLES OF EU-FUNDED PROJECTS

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The Valletta Summit: called by the European Council in April 2015 to discuss migration issues with African and other key countries concerned.

EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN AFRICA

The Emergency Trust Fund for Africa – one of the main deliverables

Tackling the root causes of migration

Over €20 billion development aid from the EU and EU Member States every year

Increased cooperation between Europe and Africa, based on partnership and shared responsibility

Both continents share a commitment to improve migration management

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Need for an Action Plan to step up cooperation on migration, including concrete actions in order to:

maximise the development benefits of migration and address root causes

better organise legal channels for migration and mobility

ensure international protection for migrants and asylum seekers

intensify the fight against criminal networks engaged in migrant smuggling and human trafficking

step up our cooperation on return and readmission

EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN AFRICA

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€1.8 billion from European Union financing instruments – to be complemented by contributions from EU Member States and other donors

So far, 24 EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland have announced a total contribution of €71.2 million

EU EMERGENCY TRUST FUND FOR AFRICA

TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN AFRICA

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Regions benefiting from the fund:

the Sahel region and Lake Chad area

the Horn of Africa

the North of Africa

neighbouring countries for related cross-border challenges

The Trust Fund is a complementary tool to the EU's already existing development cooperation in the region

EU EMERGENCY TRUST FUND FOR AFRICA

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