General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows": External Borders Fund 2007-2013

The Commission adopted, on 6 April 2005, its proposal for a Decision establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the general programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’.

The financial envelope set out for this specific Fund for the entire programming period was EUR 2.135 million.

Following the signing of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on 17 May 2006 concerning the 2007-2013 financial framework, the Commission adopted a series of amended proposals concerning the new financial instruments in the area of justice, freedom and security taking account, in particular, of the adjusted amounts of expenditure : for a more detailed account of the amounts, please refer to the financial statement.

Concerning the financial resources, the new amounts to take into consideration for the FRONTEX Fund shall be EUR 1.820 million (for details, please refer to the financial statement).