European Funds Unit - Internal Security Fund


The National Programme for the Internal Security Fund (ISF) has been approved based on the decision C (2015) 5332 on the 31st of July 2015.

The National Programme of Internal Security Fund is divided into two main parts:

    1. Internal Security Fund - Borders and Visas (based on the Regulation (EU) No 515/2014)

    2. Internal Security Fund - Police Cooperation (based on the Regulation (EU) No 513/2014)

The projects of the Internal Security Fund – Borders and Visas mainly aim to support the common visa policy, facilitate legitimate travel and tackle illegal immigration while ensuring safety in the Schengen area and a high level of control and protection of external borders together with the facilitation of smoother border crossings.



1Commission Decision of 31.7.2015 approving the national programme of Cyprus for support from the Internal Security Fund for the period from 2014 to 2020
1ISF National Programme 5.1