La Strada Documentation Center

The European Union funding priorities in Eastern Europe for refugee protection, migration management and border reinforcement

Document number
1947
Date
2008
Title
The European Union funding priorities in Eastern Europe for refugee protection, migration management and border reinforcement
Author/publisher
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Availability
View/save PDF version of this document
Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
Aims and objectives of present research
1. To investigate the allocation of EU funding in four Eastern European countries neighbouring the EU in the area of asylum and refugee protection, with a particular focus on expenditure on building the capacity to protect refugees and asylum seekers, compared to spending on strengthening border controls and migration management.
2. To assist ECRE and partner NGOs with their advocacy work in respect of EU institutions in securing better protection for refugees, asylum seekers, and forced migrants in Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Related documents