European Commission Directorate General for Inte : North of Africa- Our Work

A pipeline of 3 programmes totalling €37 million was adopted by the second Operational committee for the North of Africa on 16 December 2016. The funding brings the EU support to Northern African countries through the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa to a total of €64.5 million in 2016.

This new package aims to address migration challenges in Libya, Tunisia and Morocco. In Libya, this new EU support will better protect and assist the most vulnerable migrants, such as the persons rescued at sea and disembarked in Libya, and will help their host communities. In Tunisia this programme will tackle the root causes of migration by boosting the creation of economic opportunities. In Morocco an EU programme will support the fight against racism and xenophobia against migrants by strengthening their legal protection.

The first Operational Committee for the North of Africa held on 16 June 2016 adopted a pipeline of 3 projects totalling €27.5 million was adopted including the development pillar of the Regional Development and Protection Programme for the North of Africa. The other two will take place in Egypt and Libya, respectively.