European Funds Unit - Internal Security Fund 2021-2027

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The ISF is the continuation of the financial instrument "Internal Security Fund - Police Cooperation" of the Programming Period 2014-2020. The ISF was set up to contribute to a high level of security in the EU, in particular by preventing and combating terrorism, radicalisation, serious and organised crime and cybercrime, by assisting and protecting victims of crime, and by preparing for, protecting against and effectively managing security-related incidents, risks and crises.

The Fund pursues the following specific objectives:

    1. To increase the exchange of information among and within the EU law enforcement and other competent authorities and other relevant EU bodies as well as with non-EU countries and international organisations;

    2. To intensify cross-border cooperation, including joint operations, among and within the EU law enforcement and other competent authorities in relation to terrorism and serious and organised crime with a cross-border dimension;

    3. To support efforts to strengthen capabilities to combat and prevent crime, terrorism and radicalisation, as well as manage security-related incidents, risks and crises, in particular through increased cooperation between public authorities, civil society and private partners across the Member States.

The Regulations of the new Funds were adopted by the competent institutions of the European Union (Council of the EU, European Commission and European Parliament) on 15 July 2021. Following the practice of the Programming Periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020, each Fund has its own multiannual Programme. In general, the projects shall be implemented mainly through shared management with a maximum contribution of 75% by the European Union (other than some specific cases where the percentage may be up to 100%), while 25% shall be paid by national resources. The new Programmes for Cyprus for the AMIF, BMVI and ISF are expected to be approved by june 2022.

Watch the videos prepared by the European Commission for the new funds at the Home Affairs Funds' videos link.

You can read more about the new Programming Period 2021-2027 in the presentations on BMVI and ISF.pdf made by the European Funds Unit at the Sixth Monitoring Committee of the Home Affairs Funds 2014-2020 on 30/11/2021.